Congo vs Early-demographic dividend: Merchandise trade
Merchandise trade over time
- Congo
- Early-demographic dividend
How they compare
Congo currently reports 94.4% against 41.4% in Early-demographic dividend, a difference of 53.0%.
That makes Congo's figure about 2.3 times Early-demographic dividend's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Congo has been ahead every year.
Congo ranks 32nd and Early-demographic dividend ranks 37th of 204 countries.
Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Early-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 58.7% | 20.6% | 38.1% | Congo |
| 1970s | 50.1% | 27.9% | 22.2% | Congo |
| 1980s | 73.5% | 31.7% | 41.8% | Congo |
| 1990s | 84.3% | 33.7% | 50.5% | Congo |
| 2000s | 102.8% | 44.1% | 58.7% | Congo |
| 2010s | 110.5% | 43.5% | 67.0% | Congo |
| 2020s | 79.2% | 42.1% | 37.1% | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise trade, Congo or Early-demographic dividend?
- Congo, at 94.4% against 41.4% in Early-demographic dividend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise trade between Congo and Early-demographic dividend?
- 53.0%, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Early-demographic dividend?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Congo and Early-demographic dividend rank globally for merchandise trade?
- Congo ranks 32nd and Early-demographic dividend ranks 37th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Trade Organization (WTO), published as Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.