Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary Semi-presidential system
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 23/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 60.6/100 #71
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.243
- HDI
- 0.649
- Regional blocs
- AU
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary Semi-presidential system
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of the Republic of the Congo | Denis Sassou Nguesso |
| Prime Minister of the Republic of Congo | Anatole Collinet Makosso |
Safety and security
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 29.7/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 1.2% of GDP
World governance indicators
Percentile rank among all countries
Political stability (2023)
47th pct
Rule of law (2023)
18th pct
Corruption control (2023)
8th pct
Government effectiveness (2023)
9th pct
Regulatory quality (2023)
10th pct
Voice and accountability (2023)
17th pct
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 23 / 100
- Interpretation
- High corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.243
- Liberal
- 0.115
- Participatory
- 0.188
- Deliberative
- 0.163
- Egalitarian
- 0.107
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 60.6 / 100
- Global rank
- #71 / 180
- Rank change
- -2 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- Afrique
- Political #69
- 51.7
- Economic #95
- 40.8
- Legal #88
- 62.3
- Social #83
- 62.4
- Safety #67
- 85.7
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 60.6 | 71 | 51.7 | 40.8 | 62.3 | 62.4 | 85.7 |
| 2024 | 62.6 | 69 | 54.3 | 42.9 | 63.3 | 67.1 | 85.2 |
| 2023 | 60.4 | 81 | 57.6 | 45.7 | 62.2 | 58.5 | 78.2 |
| 2022 | 58.6 | 93 | 58.1 | 48.6 | 64.2 | 62.6 | 59.8 |
| 2021 | 61.2 | 118 | - | - | - | - | 76.0 |
| 2020 | 63.4 | 118 | - | - | - | - | 93.1 |
| 2019 | 64.0 | 117 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2018 | 64.6 | 114 | - | - | - | - | 68.6 |
| 2017 | 63.3 | 115 | - | - | - | - | 71.1 |
| 2016 | 64.2 | 115 | - | - | - | - | 52.6 |
| 2015 | 67.0 | 107 | - | - | - | - | 83.9 |
| 2014 | 70.6 | 82 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 71.8 | 76 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 30.4 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 33.6 | 114 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 34.3 | 116 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 20.8 | 92 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 24.5 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 17.0 | 73 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 17.0 | 71 | - | - | - | - | - |