Democratic Republic of Congo vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia

Democratic Republic of Congo
59.4%
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
21.0%
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
10th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
8th

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 59.4% against 21.0% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 38.4%.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 2.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 10th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 8th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 2 and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1970s 0.2% 1.0% 0.7% Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s 1.1% 1.8% 0.7% Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 1.0% 3.0% 2.0% Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 8.6% 14.8% 6.2% Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 20.7% 17.8% 2.8% Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s 52.7% 19.7% 33.0% Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia, Democratic Republic of Congo or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 59.4% against 21.0% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia between Democratic Republic of Congo and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
38.4%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
37 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 10th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 8th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% 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, 12,319 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are 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.