Democratic Republic of Congo vs IBRD only: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in

Democratic Republic of Congo
20.6%
in 2023
IBRD only
3.1%
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
28th
IBRD only rank
29th

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

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • IBRD only
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 20.6% against 3.1% in IBRD only, a difference of 17.5%.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 6.6 times IBRD only's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 28th and IBRD only ranks 29th of 204 countries.

Democratic Republic of Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo IBRD only Difference Ahead
1960s 11.6% 1.4% 10.2% Democratic Republic of Congo
1970s 22.9% 1.0% 21.9% Democratic Republic of Congo
1980s 6.2% 1.2% 4.9% Democratic Republic of Congo
1990s 8.7% 1.0% 7.7% Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s 77.9% 1.8% 76.1% Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s 60.2% 2.8% 57.4% Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s 25.4% 2.9% 22.5% 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, Democratic Republic of Congo or IBRD only?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 20.6% against 3.1% in IBRD only as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in between Democratic Republic of Congo and IBRD only?
17.5%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and IBRD only?
60 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and IBRD only rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 28th and IBRD only ranks 29th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (% 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
251 places, 12,428 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa 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.