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Union for Democracy and Social Progress No free and fair election, per V-Dem
Sources: Banque Centrale du Congo (national accounts, the Institut National de la Statistique's consumer prices from December 2011, daily exchange rates), Institut National de la Statistique (consumer prices before December 2012 via the IMF), IMF (exchange rates, government debt), World Bank (population, access to electricity), Natural Earth, World Bank (Worldwide Governance Indicators), V-Dem Institute, Transparency International, World Happiness Report, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons; heads of state checked against the official lists. CreditsPrivacy

Félix Tshisekedi (Union for Democracy and Social Progress) has been President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo since 24 Jan 2019. The Democratic Republic of the Congo's real GDP climbed 5.3% a year under Félix Tshisekedi, in office since January 2019. On the rise in voice and accountability the Democratic Republic of the Congo is 3rd of the 39 national leaders, on the rise in life evaluations 24th of 24. For comparison, real GDP climbed 5.5% a year under Joseph Kabila, 2001 to 2019. V-Dem Institute's freedom of expression for the Democratic Republic of the Congo stood at 59.9 of 100 in 2025, 5.7 points lower than at day zero.

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