Congo vs South Sudan: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region

Congo
56.9%
in 2023
South Sudan
51.4%
in 2023
Congo rank
14th
South Sudan rank
16th

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

  • Congo
  • South Sudan
020406080100196119922023

How they compare

Congo currently reports 56.9% against 51.4% in South Sudan, a difference of 5.5%.

That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times South Sudan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 14th and South Sudan ranks 16th of 206 countries.

South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo South Sudan Difference Ahead
2010s 39.6% 86.2% 46.6% South Sudan
2020s 58.6% 58.7% 0.1% South Sudan

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 South Sudan?
Congo, at 56.9% against 51.4% in South Sudan as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region between Congo and South Sudan?
5.5%, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and South Sudan?
12 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2023.
How do Congo and South Sudan rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
Congo ranks 14th and South Sudan ranks 16th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Congo vs South Sudan: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region. Statizoid, drawing on Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Retrieved 18 September 2026, from https://private-sector.statizoid.com/compare/merchandise-exports-to-low-and-middle-income-economies-outside-region-percent-of-total/congo-rep/south-sudan/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://private-sector.statizoid.com/compare/merchandise-exports-to-low-and-middle-income-economies-outside-region-percent-of-total/congo-rep/south-sudan/">Congo vs South Sudan: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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.