Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary semi-presidential republic
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 20/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 42.3/100 #133
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.306
- HDI
- 0.522
- Regional blocs
- AU
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary semi-presidential republic
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo | Félix Tshisekedi |
| Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo | Judith Suminwa |
Safety and security
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 34.9/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 1.2% of GDP
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 20 / 100
- Interpretation
- High corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.306
- Liberal
- 0.115
- Participatory
- 0.200
- Deliberative
- 0.214
- Egalitarian
- 0.157
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 42.3 / 100
- Global rank
- #133 / 180
- Rank change
- -10 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- Afrique
- Political #110
- 40.5
- Economic #130
- 34.8
- Legal #124
- 48.1
- Social #104
- 56.3
- Safety #154
- 31.9
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 42.3 | 133 | 40.5 | 34.8 | 48.1 | 56.3 | 31.9 |
| 2024 | 48.9 | 123 | 46.5 | 42.3 | 51.5 | 65.8 | 38.3 |
| 2023 | 48.6 | 124 | 51.0 | 44.4 | 52.0 | 59.9 | 35.4 |
| 2022 | 47.7 | 125 | 51.3 | 41.4 | 60.9 | 60.3 | 24.3 |
| 2021 | 51.4 | 149 | - | - | - | - | 56.2 |
| 2020 | 50.9 | 150 | - | - | - | - | 52.8 |
| 2019 | 48.3 | 154 | - | - | - | - | 82.1 |
| 2018 | 48.4 | 154 | - | - | - | - | 55.3 |
| 2017 | 47.3 | 154 | - | - | - | - | 49.1 |
| 2016 | 49.0 | 152 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2015 | 55.7 | 150 | - | - | - | - | 47.5 |
| 2014 | 55.4 | 151 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 58.3 | 142 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 67.7 | 145 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 51.8 | 148 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 53.5 | 146 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 51.3 | 148 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 50.5 | 133 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 51.0 | 143 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 57.3 | 146 | - | - | - | - | - |