Congo vs IDA blend: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in over time
- Congo
- IDA blend
How they compare
Congo currently reports 41.7% against 7.7% in IDA blend, a difference of 34.0%.
That makes Congo's figure about 5.4 times IDA blend's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 9th and IDA blend ranks 12th of 206 countries.
Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | IDA blend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.3% | 2.6% | 1.7% | Congo |
| 1970s | 8.5% | 2.5% | 6.0% | Congo |
| 1980s | 4.9% | 4.2% | 0.6% | Congo |
| 1990s | 8.3% | 7.3% | 0.9% | Congo |
| 2000s | 41.2% | 9.4% | 31.8% | Congo |
| 2010s | 30.9% | 7.5% | 23.4% | Congo |
| 2020s | 24.6% | 7.2% | 17.4% | 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, Congo or IDA blend?
- Congo, at 41.7% against 7.7% in IDA blend as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in between Congo and IDA blend?
- 34.0%, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and IDA blend?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Congo and IDA blend rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in?
- Congo ranks 9th and IDA blend ranks 12th 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.