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

0.0021 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Zambia ahead.

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

59 years are reported by both, from 1964 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 Zambia: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) … unit

Democratic Republic of Congo

0.365 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2023

Zambia

0.3671 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2023

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

88th

Zambia rank

85th

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

Democratic Republic of Congo
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.3671 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.365 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.0021 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Zambia ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 88th and Zambia ranks 85th of 202 countries.

Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0544 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2707 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2163 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Zambia
1970s	0.0631 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2558 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1927 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Zambia
1980s	0.0551 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2631 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.208 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Zambia
1990s	0.1302 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2344 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1041 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Zambia
2000s	0.2003 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2849 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0846 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Zambia
2010s	0.2624 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3352 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0728 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Zambia
2020s	0.2199 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3229 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1029 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit, Democratic Republic of Congo or Zambia?: Zambia, at 0.3671 current US$ 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$), per unit between Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia?: 0.0021 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 88th and Zambia ranks 85th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.