Share of voting rights in international organizations in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Share of voting rights in international organizations was 1.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of voting rights in international organizations in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs - Financing for Development Office – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of voting rights in international organizations in Democratic Republic of Congo is 1.5%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 7.4% on the previous year and up 46.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of voting rights in international organizations in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 1.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2020.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 19th out of 82 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Share of voting rights in international organizations in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.1% | — |
| 2005 | 1.1% | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | +25.2% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -36.9% |
| 2021 | 1.9% | +126.8% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | -6.9% |
| 2024 | 1.5% | -7.4% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 1.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2%, 8.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 1.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3%, 5.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of voting rights in international organizations in Democratic Republic of Congo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +126.8% | 0.8% | 1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 0.8% | 1.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
More social development data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 503,732 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.18 million (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0104 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.18 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0045 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of voting rights in international organizations in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Share of voting rights in international organizations in Democratic Republic of Congo was 1.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs - Financing for Development Office – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of voting rights in international organizations recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of voting rights in international organizations recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2020.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for share of voting rights in international organizations?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 19th out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of voting rights in international organizations rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs - Financing for Development Office – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of voting rights in international organizations. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of voting rights of developing countries in international organizations, by organization (%).