Vulnerable employment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2025 — 81.51%. Ranked 173 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 2.7 pp.
1991–2025 · % of employment
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Democratic Republic of the Congo
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 81.51 | −0.27 pp |
| 2024 | 81.78 | −0.29 pp |
| 2023 | 82.07 | −0.25 pp |
| 2022 | 82.32 | −0.27 pp |
| 2021 | 82.59 | −0.49 pp |
| 2020 | 83.08 | +1.13 pp |
| 2019 | 81.95 | +0.29 pp |
| 2018 | 81.66 | +0.21 pp |
| 2017 | 81.44 | +0.24 pp |
| 2016 | 81.21 | +0.21 pp |
| 2015 | 80.99 | +0.13 pp |
| 2014 | 80.87 | +0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 80.77 | +0.13 pp |
| 2012 | 80.64 | −0.13 pp |
| 2011 | 80.77 | −0.18 pp |
| 2010 | 80.94 | −0.21 pp |
| 2009 | 81.15 | −0.17 pp |
| 2008 | 81.32 | −0.28 pp |
| 2007 | 81.6 | −0.24 pp |
| 2006 | 81.84 | −0.19 pp |
| 2005 | 82.03 | −0.17 pp |
| 2004 | 82.2 | −0.13 pp |
| 2003 | 82.33 | +0.04 pp |
| 2002 | 82.28 | +0.08 pp |
| 2001 | 82.2 | +0.14 pp |
| 2000 | 82.05 | +0.17 pp |
| 1999 | 81.88 | +0.22 pp |
| 1998 | 81.66 | +0.22 pp |
| 1997 | 81.45 | +0.39 pp |
| 1996 | 81.06 | +0.18 pp |
| 1995 | 80.88 | +0.44 pp |
| 1994 | 80.44 | +0.57 pp |
| 1993 | 79.87 | +0.59 pp |
| 1992 | 79.28 | +0.47 pp |
| 1991 | 78.81 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Equatorial Guinea
23.08
Gabon
29.81
Sao Tome and Principe
34.99
Angola
66.27
Cameroon
67.56
Republic of the Congo
75.89
Central African Republic
79.42
Democratic Republic of the Congo
81.51
Chad
90.22
The share of own-account workers and contributing family workers in total employment. The ILO devised the category as a substitute for informal employment where informality is not measured: such workers usually have no employment contract, no social insurance and no protection against dismissal, and their income depends directly on what they produce. In the poorest countries this share exceeds three quarters of the employed — wage work there is closer to an exception.
Important: Not the same as informal employment: an employee without a contract does not fall into this category, though they are no better protected. The indicator understates informality in countries where off-the-books hiring is widespread.
Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.
The share of workers who work for themselves — from entrepreneurs to the informally employed.
Labor Labor productivityHow much output one employed person creates in a year — in constant PPP dollars.
Labor Employment in agricultureThe share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
Labor Poverty at $3.65 a dayThe share of people living on less than $3.65 a day — the line for lower-middle-income countries.