Congo, Democratic Republic of the vs Rwanda: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Congo, Democratic Republic of the
0.3087 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Rwanda
0.3097 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank
110th
Rwanda rank
109th

Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Congo, Democratic Republic of the
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 0.3097 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3087 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, a difference of 0.001 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Rwanda ahead.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 110th and Rwanda ranks 109th of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo, Democratic Republic of the Rwanda Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0331 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.116 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0829 current US$ per US$ of GDP Rwanda
1970s 0.027 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1612 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1342 current US$ per US$ of GDP Rwanda
1980s 0.1532 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1771 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0239 current US$ per US$ of GDP Rwanda
1990s 0.1374 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1687 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0312 current US$ per US$ of GDP Rwanda
2000s 0.1616 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1607 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0009 current US$ per US$ of GDP Congo, Democratic Republic of the
2010s 0.1819 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2805 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0986 current US$ per US$ of GDP Rwanda
2020s 0.243 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3376 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0945 current US$ per US$ of GDP Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Congo, Democratic Republic of the or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 0.3097 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3087 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Congo, Democratic Republic of the as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Rwanda?
0.001 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Rwanda?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Rwanda rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 110th and Rwanda ranks 109th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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 (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
250 places, 13,931 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports (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.