Benin vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in over time
- Benin
- Democratic Republic of Congo
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.
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About this data
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.