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

Democratic Republic of Congo
59.6%
in 2023
Iraq
60.0%
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
12th
Iraq rank
11th

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

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Iraq
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How they compare

Iraq currently reports 60.0% against 59.6% in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Iraq ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 12th and Iraq ranks 11th of 206 countries.

Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Iraq Difference Ahead
1960s 1.3% 11.0% 9.7% Iraq
1970s 0.0% 14.1% 14.0% Iraq
1980s 6.7% 31.2% 24.5% Iraq
1990s 5.8% 8.1% 2.3% Iraq
2000s 9.3% 13.3% 4.0% Iraq
2010s 21.4% 43.0% 21.6% Iraq
2020s 53.0% 63.4% 10.4% Iraq

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 Iraq?
Iraq, at 60.0% against 59.6% in Democratic Republic of 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 Iraq?
0.4%, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Iraq?
41 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Iraq rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 12th and Iraq ranks 11th 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.