Democratic Republic of Congo vs Russia: Merchandise exports to high-income economies

Democratic Republic of Congo
19.8%
in 2023
Russia
23.6%
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
188th
Russia rank
186th

Merchandise exports to high-income economies over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Russia
20406080100196319932023

How they compare

Russia currently reports 23.6% against 19.8% in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 3.8%.

That makes Russia's figure about 1.2 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 188th and Russia ranks 186th of 206 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 1 and Russia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Russia Difference Ahead
1990s 85.9% 71.9% 14.0% Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s 12.8% 71.0% 58.2% Russia
2010s 18.4% 64.5% 46.1% Russia
2020s 21.5% 45.8% 24.3% Russia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports to high-income economies, Democratic Republic of Congo or Russia?
Russia, at 23.6% against 19.8% in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to high-income economies between Democratic Republic of Congo and Russia?
3.8%, with Russia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Russia?
32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Russia rank globally for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 188th and Russia ranks 186th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports)
Unit
% of total merchandise exports
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 13,486 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.