Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) … unit in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) … unit was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per unit in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for time-related underemployment (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per unit in Democratic Republic of Congo is 0 units per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.2% on the previous year and down 39.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time-related underemployment (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per unit in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0 units per US$ of GDP, in 2025.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 16th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) … unit in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | units per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2006 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -18.2% |
| 2007 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -14.9% |
| 2008 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -18.6% |
| 2009 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +24.2% |
| 2010 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -21.4% |
| 2011 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -11.2% |
| 2013 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -11.9% |
| 2014 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -17.7% |
| 2019 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -18.6% |
| 2022 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -14.3% |
| 2023 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 2025 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -14.2% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 0 units per US$ of GDP is above the median for low income countries, which is 0 units per US$ of GDP, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 0 units per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 units per US$ of GDP, 2.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2010s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
More work & labour data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 23,407 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 64.13 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 41,856 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.48 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 2 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 4,595 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 1,696 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 61.26 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 3.69 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time-related underemployment (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per unit in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Time-related underemployment (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per unit in Democratic Republic of Congo was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest time-related underemployment (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per unit recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2005.
- What is the lowest time-related underemployment (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per unit recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2025.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for time-related underemployment (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per unit?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 16th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is time-related underemployment (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per unit rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.