Benin vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in

Benin
15.2%
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo
19.6%
in 2023
Benin rank
24th
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
21st

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in over time

  • Benin
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
01020304050196119922023

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 19.6% against 15.2% in Benin, a difference of 4.4%.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.3 times Benin's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 24th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 21st of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Democratic Republic of Congo Difference Ahead
1960s 12.1% 14.7% 2.6% Democratic Republic of Congo
1970s 8.2% 11.8% 3.7% Democratic Republic of Congo
1980s 12.2% 13.1% 0.9% Democratic Republic of Congo
1990s 12.9% 33.6% 20.7% Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s 25.0% 22.5% 2.5% Benin
2010s 18.4% 35.2% 16.8% Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s 14.4% 27.7% 13.3% Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in, Benin or Democratic Republic of Congo?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 19.6% against 15.2% in Benin as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in between Benin and Democratic Republic of Congo?
4.4%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Democratic Republic of Congo?
60 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2023.
How do Benin and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in?
Benin ranks 24th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 21st of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Benin vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in. Statizoid, drawing on Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Retrieved 17 September 2026, from https://private-sector.statizoid.com/compare/merchandise-imports-from-low-and-middle-income-economies-in-sub-saharan-africa-percent-of/benin/congo-dem-rep/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://private-sector.statizoid.com/compare/merchandise-imports-from-low-and-middle-income-economies-in-sub-saharan-africa-percent-of/benin/congo-dem-rep/">Benin vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% 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, 12,763 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region 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.