Democratic Republic of Congo vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World
Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 23.6% against 12.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 11.3%.
That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 16th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 14th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 2 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7% | 2.1% | 1.5% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 3.2% | 3.1% | 0.1% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 5.4% | 5.1% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 4.5% | 3.7% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 7.6% | 3.8% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 9.0% | 2.9% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 14.9% | 10.7% | 4.2% | 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 23.6% against 12.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from economies in the arab world between Democratic Republic of Congo and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 11.3%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2023.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for merchandise imports from economies in the arab world?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 16th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 14th 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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About this data
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.