Cameroon vs Congo: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per

Cameroon
18,234 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Congo
17,453 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Cameroon rank
170th
Congo rank
172nd

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

  • Cameroon
  • Congo
010.0k20.0k30.0k196119922023

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 18,234 current US$ per square kilometre against 17,453 current US$ per square kilometre in Congo, a difference of 781 current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Congo ahead.

Cameroon ranks 170th and Congo ranks 172nd of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 5 and Congo in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Congo Difference Ahead
1960s 270.36 current US$ per square kilometre 190.7 current US$ per square kilometre 79.67 current US$ per square kilometre Cameroon
1970s 1,186 current US$ per square kilometre 442.28 current US$ per square kilometre 743.97 current US$ per square kilometre Cameroon
1980s 2,691 current US$ per square kilometre 1,502 current US$ per square kilometre 1,189 current US$ per square kilometre Cameroon
1990s 2,367 current US$ per square kilometre 1,936 current US$ per square kilometre 431.62 current US$ per square kilometre Cameroon
2000s 5,533 current US$ per square kilometre 6,634 current US$ per square kilometre 1,101 current US$ per square kilometre Congo
2010s 13,088 current US$ per square kilometre 19,872 current US$ per square kilometre 6,784 current US$ per square kilometre Congo
2020s 15,614 current US$ per square kilometre 10,140 current US$ per square kilometre 5,474 current US$ per square kilometre Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per, Cameroon or Congo?
Cameroon, at 18,234 current US$ per square kilometre against 17,453 current US$ per square kilometre in Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per between Cameroon and Congo?
781 current US$ per square kilometre, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Congo?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Congo rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per?
Cameroon ranks 170th and Congo ranks 172nd of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per square kilometre. 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$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 13,248 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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