Congo vs Latin America & Caribbean: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within

Congo
41.7%
in 2023
Latin America & Caribbean
13.4%
in 2023
Congo rank
24th
Latin America & Caribbean rank
24th

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

  • Congo
  • Latin America & Caribbean
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How they compare

Congo currently reports 41.7% against 13.4% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 28.3%.

That makes Congo's figure about 3.1 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Latin America & Caribbean ahead.

Congo ranks 24th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 24th of 203 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 3 and Latin America & Caribbean in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Latin America & Caribbean Difference Ahead
1960s 4.3% 8.5% 4.2% Latin America & Caribbean
1970s 8.5% 10.0% 1.5% Latin America & Caribbean
1980s 4.9% 12.3% 7.4% Latin America & Caribbean
1990s 8.3% 12.6% 4.4% Latin America & Caribbean
2000s 41.2% 14.6% 26.7% Congo
2010s 30.9% 14.3% 16.7% Congo
2020s 24.6% 12.9% 11.6% Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within, Congo or Latin America & Caribbean?
Congo, at 41.7% against 13.4% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within between Congo and Latin America & Caribbean?
28.3%, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Latin America & Caribbean?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Congo and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within?
Congo ranks 24th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 24th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% 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 within region (% 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
249 places, 13,090 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are 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. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.