Democratic Republic of Congo vs Congo: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Congo
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 59.6% against 56.9% in Congo, a difference of 2.7%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 12th and Congo ranks 14th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 2 and Congo in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.6% | 1.2% | 0.3% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1970s | 1.3% | 3.6% | 2.3% | Congo |
| 1980s | 3.4% | 11.3% | 8.0% | Congo |
| 1990s | 5.8% | 3.5% | 2.3% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2000s | 9.3% | 32.6% | 23.3% | Congo |
| 2010s | 21.4% | 37.6% | 16.2% | Congo |
| 2020s | 53.0% | 58.6% | 5.6% | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region, Democratic Republic of Congo or Congo?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 59.6% against 56.9% in Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region between Democratic Republic of Congo and Congo?
- 2.7%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Congo?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2023.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Congo rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 12th and Congo ranks 14th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% 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
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions 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.