Congo vs IDA blend: Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports)
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Congo
- IDA blend
How they compare
Congo currently reports 71.4% against 53.0% in IDA blend, a difference of 18.4%.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.3 times IDA blend's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1962 it was IDA blend ahead.
Congo ranks 42nd and IDA blend ranks 43rd of 196 countries.
Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | IDA blend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 75.4% | 74.3% | 1.1% | Congo |
| 1970s | 74.8% | 71.1% | 3.7% | Congo |
| 1980s | 77.9% | 64.1% | 13.8% | Congo |
| 2000s | 87.6% | 65.2% | 22.4% | Congo |
| 2010s | 86.6% | 60.4% | 26.2% | Congo |
| 2020s | 66.8% | 55.9% | 10.9% | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures imports, Congo or IDA blend?
- Congo, at 71.4% against 53.0% in IDA blend as of 2023.
- What is the difference in manufactures imports between Congo and IDA blend?
- 18.4%, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and IDA blend?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
- How do Congo and IDA blend rank globally for manufactures imports?
- Congo ranks 42nd and IDA blend ranks 43rd of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.