Democratic Republic of Congo vs IDA only: Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World

Democratic Republic of Congo
23.6%
in 2023
IDA only
10.6%
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
16th
IDA only rank
18th

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • IDA only
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 23.6% against 10.6% in IDA only, a difference of 13.0%.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 2.2 times IDA only's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1963 it was IDA only ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 16th and IDA only ranks 18th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo IDA only Difference Ahead
1960s 0.7% 2.6% 2.0% IDA only
1970s 3.2% 6.2% 3.0% IDA only
1980s 0.3% 7.7% 7.4% IDA only
1990s 0.8% 5.6% 4.8% IDA only
2000s 3.7% 10.3% 6.6% IDA only
2010s 6.0% 9.6% 3.6% IDA only
2020s 14.9% 9.4% 5.5% Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from economies in the arab world, Democratic Republic of Congo or IDA only?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 23.6% against 10.6% in IDA only as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from economies in the arab world between Democratic Republic of Congo and IDA only?
13.0%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and IDA only?
58 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and IDA only rank globally for merchandise imports from economies in the arab world?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 16th and IDA only ranks 18th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports)
Unit
% of total merchandise imports
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 12,444 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.