Democratic Republic of Congo vs Small states: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Small states
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 36.6% against 12.3% in Small states, a difference of 24.3%.
That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 3.0 times Small states's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Small states ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 42nd and Small states ranks 44th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 5 and Small states in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.2% | 3.0% | 0.2% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1970s | 4.6% | 19.3% | 14.7% | Small states |
| 1980s | 1.1% | 12.4% | 11.3% | Small states |
| 1990s | 11.6% | 5.6% | 6.0% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2000s | 21.6% | 9.6% | 12.0% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2010s | 26.7% | 13.7% | 13.0% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2020s | 35.2% | 12.5% | 22.7% | 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 outside, Democratic Republic of Congo or Small states?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 36.6% against 12.3% in Small states as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside between Democratic Republic of Congo and Small states?
- 24.3%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Small states?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2023.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Small states rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 42nd and Small states ranks 44th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% 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 outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions 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.