Democratic Republic of Congo vs Ecuador: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$)

Democratic Republic of Congo
27.73 billion current US$
in 2023
Ecuador
31.07 billion current US$
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
67th
Ecuador rank
64th

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Ecuador
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How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 31.07 billion current US$ against 27.73 billion current US$ in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 3.35 billion current US$.

That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 67th and Ecuador ranks 64th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 1 and Ecuador in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Ecuador Difference Ahead
1960s 202.53 million current US$ 137.18 million current US$ 65.35 million current US$ Democratic Republic of Congo
1970s 590.64 million current US$ 928.15 million current US$ 337.51 million current US$ Ecuador
1980s 351.87 million current US$ 1.89 billion current US$ 1.53 billion current US$ Ecuador
1990s 897.02 million current US$ 3.68 billion current US$ 2.79 billion current US$ Ecuador
2000s 3.49 billion current US$ 9.67 billion current US$ 6.18 billion current US$ Ecuador
2010s 8.57 billion current US$ 21.10 billion current US$ 12.53 billion current US$ Ecuador
2020s 19.64 billion current US$ 27.65 billion current US$ 8.01 billion current US$ Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy, Democratic Republic of Congo or Ecuador?
Ecuador, at 31.07 billion current US$ against 27.73 billion current US$ in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy between Democratic Republic of Congo and Ecuador?
3.35 billion current US$, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Ecuador?
60 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Ecuador rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 67th and Ecuador ranks 64th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 13,488 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise exports by the reporting economy to the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current US$.