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

Congo
41.7%
in 2023
Liberia
34.0%
in 2023
Congo rank
9th
Liberia rank
12th

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

  • Congo
  • Liberia
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How they compare

Congo currently reports 41.7% against 34.0% in Liberia, a difference of 7.7%.

That makes Congo's figure about 1.2 times Liberia's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 9th and Liberia 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 Liberia Difference Ahead
1960s 3.5% 1.6% 1.9% Congo
1970s 8.5% 2.1% 6.4% Congo
1980s 4.9% 3.8% 1.1% Congo
1990s 8.3% 1.0% 7.3% Congo
2000s 41.2% 17.0% 24.3% Congo
2010s 30.9% 19.4% 11.5% Congo
2020s 24.6% 24.0% 0.5% 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 Liberia?
Congo, at 41.7% against 34.0% in Liberia as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in between Congo and Liberia?
7.7%, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Liberia?
57 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2023.
How do Congo and Liberia rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in?
Congo ranks 9th and Liberia 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.