What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit between Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia?

0.0019 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Somalia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia?

59 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Somalia: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) … unit

Democratic Republic of Congo

0.365 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2023

Somalia

0.3669 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2023

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

88th

Somalia rank

86th

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) … unit over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.3669 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.365 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.0019 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Somalia ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 88th and Somalia ranks 86th of 202 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0508 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1442 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0934 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Somalia
1970s	0.0674 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2112 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1438 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Somalia
1980s	0.0551 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4081 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.353 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Somalia
1990s	0.1302 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1808 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0506 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Somalia
2000s	0.2003 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1116 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0888 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	0.2624 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3536 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0912 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Somalia
2020s	0.2199 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3963 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1763 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit, Democratic Republic of Congo or Somalia?: Somalia, at 0.3669 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.365 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit between Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia?: 0.0019 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 88th and Somalia ranks 86th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit: current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 249 places, 12,916 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

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