Congo vs Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate

Congo
51.4 % change on previous year
in 2025
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
12.63 % change on previous year
in 2025
Congo rank
1st
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
1st

Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate over time

  • Congo
  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
-50050100150196119932025

How they compare

Congo currently reports 51.4 % change on previous year against 12.63 % change on previous year in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 38.77 % change on previous year.

That makes Congo's figure about 4.1 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.

The two have swapped places 34 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 1st and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 1st of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 5 and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) Difference Ahead
1960s 1.94 % change on previous year 5.56 % change on previous year 3.61 % change on previous year Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
1970s 15.47 % change on previous year 15.27 % change on previous year 0.1954 % change on previous year Congo
1980s 11.17 % change on previous year 2.78 % change on previous year 8.39 % change on previous year Congo
1990s 12.04 % change on previous year 4.56 % change on previous year 7.48 % change on previous year Congo
2000s 24.18 % change on previous year 12.97 % change on previous year 11.22 % change on previous year Congo
2010s -0.9383 % change on previous year 5.8 % change on previous year 6.74 % change on previous year Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
2020s 25.77 % change on previous year 8.28 % change on previous year 17.48 % change on previous year Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), annual growth rate, Congo or Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
Congo, at 51.4 % change on previous year against 12.63 % change on previous year in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), annual growth rate between Congo and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
38.77 % change on previous year, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
How do Congo and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), annual growth rate?
Congo ranks 1st and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 1st of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 14,588 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Merchandise imports (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.