Democratic Republic of Congo vs Sub-Saharan Africa: 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
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 59.6% against 31.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 28.4%.
That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 12th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 10th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 1 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.3% | 4.7% | 3.4% | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1970s | 1.3% | 4.2% | 3.0% | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1980s | 3.4% | 6.3% | 3.0% | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1990s | 5.8% | 9.3% | 3.5% | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 9.3% | 24.2% | 14.9% | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 21.4% | 28.5% | 7.2% | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2020s | 53.0% | 30.4% | 22.7% | 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 outside region, Democratic Republic of Congo or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 59.6% against 31.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region between Democratic Republic of Congo and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 28.4%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2023.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 12th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 10th 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.