Congo vs Zambia: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in over time
- Congo
- Zambia
How they compare
Congo currently reports 41.7% against 37.5% in Zambia, a difference of 4.2%.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Zambia ahead.
Congo ranks 9th and Zambia ranks 10th of 206 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.5% | 45.9% | 41.4% | Zambia |
| 1970s | 8.5% | 17.2% | 8.7% | Zambia |
| 1980s | 4.9% | 24.8% | 20.0% | Zambia |
| 1990s | 8.3% | 46.4% | 38.1% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 41.2% | 63.0% | 21.8% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 30.9% | 57.7% | 26.8% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 24.6% | 42.7% | 18.2% | Zambia |
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 Zambia?
- Congo, at 41.7% against 37.5% in Zambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in between Congo and Zambia?
- 4.2%, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Zambia?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
- How do Congo and Zambia rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in?
- Congo ranks 9th and Zambia ranks 10th 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.