Commercial service imports (current US$), per square kilometre in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Commercial service imports (current US$), per square kilometre was 2,480 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Commercial service imports (current US$), per square kilometre in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 2005–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre in Congo, Democratic Republic of the stood at 2,480 current US$ per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.6% on the previous year and up 143.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre in Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 2,480 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 336.74 current US$ per square kilometre, in 2006.
Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 184th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Commercial service imports (current US$), per square kilometre in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 450.94 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 2006 | 336.74 current US$ per square kilometre | -25.3% |
| 2007 | 636.42 current US$ per square kilometre | +89.0% |
| 2008 | 818.64 current US$ per square kilometre | +28.6% |
| 2009 | 746.48 current US$ per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 2010 | 1,101 current US$ per square kilometre | +47.6% |
| 2011 | 1,162 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 857.31 current US$ per square kilometre | -26.2% |
| 2013 | 1,018 current US$ per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 2014 | 1,198 current US$ per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 2015 | 841.52 current US$ per square kilometre | -29.8% |
| 2016 | 804.88 current US$ per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 681.29 current US$ per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 2018 | 1,176 current US$ per square kilometre | +72.6% |
| 2019 | 940.54 current US$ per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 2020 | 1,101 current US$ per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 2021 | 1,625 current US$ per square kilometre | +47.6% |
| 2022 | 2,147 current US$ per square kilometre | +32.1% |
| 2023 | 2,480 current US$ per square kilometre | +15.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 597.84 current US$ per square kilometre | 336.74 current US$ per square kilometre | 818.64 current US$ per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2010s | 978.09 current US$ per square kilometre | 681.29 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,198 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,838 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,101 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,480 current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- 181 Tanzania, United Republic of 2,613 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 182 Liberia 2,522 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 183 Mozambique 2,483 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 185 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 2,298 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 186 Zambia 2,287 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 187 Madagascar 2,143 current US$ per square kilometre compare
More private sector data for Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- Merchandise trade 66.1% (2025)
- Food imports 4.8% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 50.2% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 28.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.6% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 17.9% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 32.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 284.49 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3526 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.36 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 2,480 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The highest recorded value was 2,480 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The lowest recorded value was 336.74 current US$ per square kilometre in 2006.
- How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 184th out of 198 countries with data for 2023.
- Is commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Over the last ten years it is up 143.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo, Democratic Republic of the data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Commercial service imports (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Commercial service imports (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Commercial service imports (current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Commercial service imports Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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Commercial service imports (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.