Congo vs South Africa: Bound rate, simple mean, primary products
Bound rate, simple mean, primary products over time
- Congo
- South Africa
How they compare
Congo currently reports 30.0% against 27.5% in South Africa, a difference of 2.5%.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Congo has been ahead every year.
Congo ranks 79th and South Africa ranks 82nd of 157 countries.
Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.0% | 27.0% | 3.0% | Congo |
| 2000s | 30.0% | 27.0% | 3.0% | Congo |
| 2010s | 30.0% | 27.3% | 2.7% | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher bound rate, simple mean, primary products, Congo or South Africa?
- Congo, at 30.0% against 27.5% in South Africa as of 2015.
- What is the difference in bound rate, simple mean, primary products between Congo and South Africa?
- 2.5%, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and South Africa?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2015.
- How do Congo and South Africa rank globally for bound rate, simple mean, primary products?
- Congo ranks 79th and South Africa ranks 82nd of 157 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Bound rate, simple mean, primary products (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Simple mean bound rate is the unweighted average of all the lines in the tariff schedule in which bound rates have been set. Bound rates result from trade negotiations incorporated into a country's schedule of concessions and are thus enforceable. Primary products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 0-4 plus division 68 (nonferrous metals).