Congo vs Suriname: Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports)
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Congo
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 71.6% against 71.4% in Congo, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 42nd and Suriname ranks 41st of 196 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 4 and Suriname in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 74.4% | 73.2% | 1.2% | Congo |
| 1970s | 77.7% | 64.8% | 12.9% | Congo |
| 1990s | 64.4% | 73.5% | 9.1% | Suriname |
| 2000s | 87.6% | 54.8% | 32.8% | Congo |
| 2010s | 86.6% | 62.6% | 24.1% | Congo |
| 2020s | 66.8% | 72.9% | 6.1% | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures imports, Congo or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 71.6% against 71.4% in Congo as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures imports between Congo and Suriname?
- 0.2%, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Suriname?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
- How do Congo and Suriname rank globally for manufactures imports?
- Congo ranks 42nd and Suriname ranks 41st 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.