Congo vs Iraq: Merchandise imports from high-income economies
Merchandise imports from high-income economies over time
- Congo
- Iraq
How they compare
Congo currently reports 28.4% against 26.9% in Iraq, a difference of 1.5%.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 188th and Iraq ranks 191st of 206 countries.
Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 92.1% | 75.1% | 17.0% | Congo |
| 1970s | 86.7% | 77.2% | 9.4% | Congo |
| 1980s | 89.6% | 81.7% | 7.9% | Congo |
| 1990s | 86.8% | 40.1% | 46.7% | Congo |
| 2000s | 49.7% | 44.1% | 5.6% | Congo |
| 2010s | 51.7% | 34.7% | 17.0% | Congo |
| 2020s | 41.0% | 25.4% | 15.6% | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports from high-income economies, Congo or Iraq?
- Congo, at 28.4% against 26.9% in Iraq as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from high-income economies between Congo and Iraq?
- 1.5%, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Iraq?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Congo and Iraq rank globally for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Congo ranks 188th and Iraq ranks 191st of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% 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 high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. 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.