Botswana vs Congo: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps

Botswana
5.89 billion current US$
in 2023
Congo
5.96 billion current US$
in 2023
Botswana rank
132nd
Congo rank
131st

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps over time

  • Botswana
  • Congo
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How they compare

Congo currently reports 5.96 billion current US$ against 5.89 billion current US$ in Botswana, a difference of 71.25 million current US$.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 132nd and Congo ranks 131st of 206 countries.

Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Congo Difference Ahead
2000s 3.46 billion current US$ 2.27 billion current US$ 1.19 billion current US$ Botswana
2010s 7.42 billion current US$ 6.79 billion current US$ 636.49 million current US$ Botswana
2020s 6.69 billion current US$ 3.46 billion current US$ 3.23 billion current US$ Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps, Botswana or Congo?
Congo, at 5.96 billion current US$ against 5.89 billion current US$ in Botswana as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps between Botswana and Congo?
71.25 million current US$, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Congo?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Congo rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps?
Botswana ranks 132nd and Congo ranks 131st of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps filled
Unit
current US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 13,570 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) with 55 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.