Congo vs Lower middle income: Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports)

Congo
71.4%
in 2023
Lower middle income
52.9%
in 2025
Congo rank
42nd
Lower middle income rank
44th

Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) over time

  • Congo
  • Lower middle income
020406080100196219932025

How they compare

Congo currently reports 71.4% against 52.9% in Lower middle income, a difference of 18.5%.

That makes Congo's figure about 1.3 times Lower middle income's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 42nd and Lower middle income ranks 44th of 196 countries.

Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Lower middle income Difference Ahead
1960s 75.4% 61.8% 13.6% Congo
1970s 74.8% 58.9% 15.9% Congo
1980s 75.2% 56.4% 18.8% Congo
1990s 67.2% 58.8% 8.4% Congo
2000s 87.6% 55.7% 31.9% Congo
2010s 86.6% 54.6% 32.1% Congo
2020s 66.8% 53.6% 13.2% Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher manufactures imports, Congo or Lower middle income?
Congo, at 71.4% against 52.9% in Lower middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in manufactures imports between Congo and Lower middle income?
18.5%, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Lower middle income?
41 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
How do Congo and Lower middle income rank globally for manufactures imports?
Congo ranks 42nd and Lower middle income ranks 44th 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

Indicator
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports)
Unit
% of merchandise imports
Source
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 10,133 data points, 1962–2025
Last refreshed

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.