Congo vs Zambia: Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Congo
0.4599 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Zambia
0.461 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Congo rank
30th
Zambia rank
29th

Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Congo
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.461 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.4599 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Congo, a difference of 0.0011 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zambia ahead.

Congo ranks 30th and Zambia ranks 29th of 203 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 5 and Zambia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1971 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5167 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3197 current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia
1970s 0.2577 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4451 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1875 current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia
1980s 0.4537 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3057 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.148 current US$ per US$ of GDP Congo
1990s 0.5235 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.284 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2395 current US$ per US$ of GDP Congo
2000s 0.7572 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2577 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4995 current US$ per US$ of GDP Congo
2010s 0.6163 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3411 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2752 current US$ per US$ of GDP Congo
2020s 0.512 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4366 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0754 current US$ per US$ of GDP Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Congo or Zambia?
Zambia, at 0.461 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.4599 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Congo as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Congo and Zambia?
0.0011 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Zambia?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Congo and Zambia rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Congo ranks 30th and Zambia ranks 29th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
250 places, 13,939 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports (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.