Congo vs Lower middle income: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region over time
- Congo
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Congo currently reports 56.9% against 26.1% in Lower middle income, a difference of 30.8%.
That makes Congo's figure about 2.2 times Lower middle income's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lower middle income ahead.
Congo ranks 14th and Lower middle income ranks 17th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 3 and Lower middle income in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.9% | 7.6% | 5.7% | Lower middle income |
| 1970s | 6.1% | 6.5% | 0.4% | Lower middle income |
| 1980s | 4.6% | 6.2% | 1.7% | Lower middle income |
| 1990s | 3.5% | 8.9% | 5.3% | Lower middle income |
| 2000s | 32.6% | 21.8% | 10.8% | Congo |
| 2010s | 37.6% | 27.5% | 10.1% | Congo |
| 2020s | 58.6% | 27.2% | 31.4% | 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, Congo or Lower middle income?
- Congo, at 56.9% against 26.1% in Lower middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region between Congo and Lower middle income?
- 30.8%, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Lower middle income?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Congo and Lower middle income rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
- Congo ranks 14th and Lower middle income ranks 17th 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.