Congo vs IDA blend: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in

Congo
41.7%
in 2023
IDA blend
7.7%
in 2023
Congo rank
9th
IDA blend rank
12th

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

  • Congo
  • IDA blend
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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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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.