Kinshasa

Kinshasa, DR Congo, scores 35 on the CIRA Index of tourism resilience, #294 of 309 destinations. 17 of 29 measures come from public sources, with 52% confidence. Every grade below states its value, period and source.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: 35
• OECD: 33
• UN Tourism: 33
• UNDRR: 22

Strongest

• Extreme heat days: 0.8 days a year at or above 35°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
• Municipal waste per resident: 182.5 kg per resident per year (Environmental and Economic Performances of Municipal Solid Waste Management Strategies Based on LCA Method: A Case Study of Kinshasa (PMC / Springer), 2024). At or below 350: grade 4/4.
• Average length of stay: 7 nights per visitor (country figure) (Office National du Tourisme (ONT) via ANAPI (Investir dans le tourisme en RDC), 2013). At or above 3.5: grade 4/4.

Weakest

• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 18.9 % average annual occupancy (country figure) (UN Tourism (UNWTO) Key Tourism Statistics via MSSV Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2022). Below 45: grade 0/4.
• Travel advisory: 4 stricter of the US and Canadian government advisory for the country, 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel) (country figure) (US State Department and Government of Canada travel advisories, 2026-09-29). Above 3: grade 0/4.
• Government effectiveness: 2.8 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). Below 20: grade 0/4.

Every measure, by theme

Demand and seasonality: 50

• Nights in the three busiest months: not measured yet
• Domestic share of nights: not measured yet
• Largest foreign market: not measured yet
• Recovery against 2019: not measured yet
• Average length of stay: 7 nights per visitor (country figure) (Office National du Tourisme (ONT) via ANAPI (Investir dans le tourisme en RDC), 2013). At or above 3.5: grade 4/4. Source
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 18.9 % average annual occupancy (country figure) (UN Tourism (UNWTO) Key Tourism Statistics via MSSV Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2022). Below 45: grade 0/4. Source

Economy and jobs: 0

• Jobs in tourism industries: not measured yet
• Unemployment rate: 28.5 % of the labour force (Institut National de la Statistique (INS) & DIAL-IRD, Le marché du travail en République Démocratique du Congo en 2012 : Principaux résultats de la Phase 1 de l'Enquête 1-2-3, 2012). Above 18: grade 0/4. Source
• Income per head: 1,920 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (World Bank, World Development Indicators (NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD), 2025). Below 15,000: grade 0/4. Source
• Economic diversity: not measured yet

Climate and hazards: 33

• Extreme heat days: 0.8 days a year at or above 35°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). At or below 5: grade 4/4. Source
• Tropical nights: 346.6 nights a year with a minimum at or above 20°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Above 100: grade 0/4. Source
• Flood hazard: not measured yet
• Wildfire and storm hazard: not measured yet
• Country disaster risk: 8 INFORM Risk index, 0–10 (country figure) (INFORM Risk (European Commission JRC), INFORM Risk Mid 2026, 2026). Above 6.5: grade 0/4. Source

Water and environment: 42

• Water scarcity: not measured yet
• Wastewater safely treated: 52.4 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (country figure) (UN Statistics Division / WHO & UN-Habitat SDG Country Profiles, 2024). Between 50 and 70: grade 1/4. Source
• Municipal waste per resident: 182.5 kg per resident per year (Environmental and Economic Performances of Municipal Solid Waste Management Strategies Based on LCA Method: A Case Study of Kinshasa (PMC / Springer), 2024). At or below 350: grade 4/4. Source
• Green space: 7.5 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (metro figure) (Endreny et al., Frontiers in Sustainable Cities (Tree Cover Is Unevenly Distributed Across Cities Globally, With Lowest Levels Near Highway Pollution Sources), 2020). Below 10: grade 0/4. Source

Community and housing: 50

• Tourism intensity: not measured yet
• Cruise pressure: not measured yet
• Rent growth: 8 % change in rents over the last 12 months (The Africanvestor, Updated Rents in Congo-Kinshasa (2026), 2026). Between 6 and 10: grade 2/4. Source
• Short-let density: not measured yet
• Resident support for tourism: not measured yet

Access and continuity: 21

• Access redundancy: 2 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Wikipedia / SOM / Congo River Passenger Transport Overview, 2024–2026). Between 2 and 3: grade 2/4. Source
• Air traffic recovery: not measured yet
• Rail share of intercity access: not measured yet
• Rail traffic recovery: not measured yet
• Largest airline group share: not measured yet
• Air route concentration: not measured yet
• Early warning and emergency plan: A national system only; no city plan found (UNDRR, Democratic Republic of Congo launches 'Early Warnings for All' initiative to strengthen disaster resilience, 2025–2026). Grade 1/4. Source
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: No tourism crisis or recovery plan found (Office National du Tourisme (ONT) RDC, 2024–2026). Grade 0/4. Source
• Government effectiveness: 2.8 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). Below 20: grade 0/4. Source
• Travel advisory: 4 stricter of the US and Canadian government advisory for the country, 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel) (country figure) (US State Department and Government of Canada travel advisories, 2026-09-29). Above 3: grade 0/4. Source
• Dedicated tourism funding: A dedicated source such as a tourist tax or levy (MediaCongo / Office National du Tourisme RDC, 2024–2026). Grade 2/4. Source

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