Democratic Republic of Congo vs Latvia: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy

Democratic Republic of Congo
25.49 billion current US$
in 2023
Latvia
27.34 billion current US$
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
74th
Latvia rank
72nd

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Latvia
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How they compare

Latvia currently reports 27.34 billion current US$ against 25.49 billion current US$ in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 1.85 billion current US$.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 74th and Latvia ranks 72nd of 206 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 1 and Latvia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Latvia Difference Ahead
1980s 866.64 million current US$ 3,000 current US$ 866.64 million current US$ Democratic Republic of Congo
1990s 853.84 million current US$ 1.98 billion current US$ 1.13 billion current US$ Latvia
2000s 3.11 billion current US$ 8.44 billion current US$ 5.33 billion current US$ Latvia
2010s 9.38 billion current US$ 16.58 billion current US$ 7.21 billion current US$ Latvia
2020s 13.72 billion current US$ 24.92 billion current US$ 11.20 billion current US$ Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy, Democratic Republic of Congo or Latvia?
Latvia, at 27.34 billion current US$ against 25.49 billion current US$ in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy between Democratic Republic of Congo and Latvia?
1.85 billion current US$, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Latvia?
33 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Latvia rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 74th and Latvia ranks 72nd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$). 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$)
Unit
current US$
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.