Democratic Republic of Congo vs South Africa: Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Democratic Republic of Congo
0.0504 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
South Africa
0.0503 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
167th
South Africa rank
168th
Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- South Africa
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 0.0504 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0503 current US$ per US$ of GDP in South Africa, a difference of 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 167th and South Africa ranks 168th of 198 countries.
Democratic Republic of Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0763 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0459 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0304 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2010s | 0.0643 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0434 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.021 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2020s | 0.0652 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0429 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0223 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Democratic Republic of Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Democratic Republic of Congo or South Africa?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 0.0504 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0503 current US$ per US$ of GDP in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Democratic Republic of Congo and South Africa?
- 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and South Africa?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and South Africa rank globally for commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 167th and South Africa ranks 168th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Commercial service imports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.