Democratic Republic of Congo vs Rwanda: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita

Democratic Republic of Congo
240.97 current US$ per person
in 2023
Rwanda
274.07 current US$ per person
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
185th
Rwanda rank
183rd

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

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Rwanda
0100200300196319932023

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 274.07 current US$ per person against 240.97 current US$ per person in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 33.1 current US$ per person.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 185th and Rwanda ranks 183rd of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Rwanda Difference Ahead
1960s 11.81 current US$ per person 3.41 current US$ per person 8.4 current US$ per person Democratic Republic of Congo
1970s 25 current US$ per person 14.6 current US$ per person 10.4 current US$ per person Democratic Republic of Congo
1980s 16.42 current US$ per person 38.13 current US$ per person 21.71 current US$ per person Rwanda
1990s 20.35 current US$ per person 31.48 current US$ per person 11.13 current US$ per person Rwanda
2000s 51.09 current US$ per person 55.99 current US$ per person 4.89 current US$ per person Rwanda
2010s 116.85 current US$ per person 171.49 current US$ per person 54.64 current US$ per person Rwanda
2020s 134.35 current US$ per person 279.82 current US$ per person 145.47 current US$ per person Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita, Democratic Republic of Congo or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 274.07 current US$ per person against 240.97 current US$ per person in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda?
33.1 current US$ per person, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda?
59 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 185th and Rwanda ranks 183rd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita. 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$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.