Democratic Republic of Congo vs Congo: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region

Democratic Republic of Congo
59.6%
in 2023
Congo
56.9%
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
12th
Congo rank
14th

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Congo
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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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Indicator
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% 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, 12,864 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

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.