Commercial service imports (current US$), per square kilometre in Congo
Congo: Commercial service imports (current US$), per square kilometre was 4,921 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021. β Volatile
Commercial service imports (current US$), per square kilometre in Congo, 1978β2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Congo recorded 4,921 current US$ per square kilometre for commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 62.3% on the previous year and down 55.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre in Congo peaked at 11,064 current US$ per square kilometre in 2011 and was at its lowest, 626.84 current US$ per square kilometre, in 1979.
That places Congo 171st out of 199 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 682.71 current US$ per square kilometre | 626.84 current US$ per square kilometre | 738.59 current US$ per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1980s | 1,634 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,127 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,095 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,390 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,020 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,878 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,986 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,137 current US$ per square kilometre | 9,506 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,824 current US$ per square kilometre | 4,833 current US$ per square kilometre | 11,064 current US$ per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 3,976 current US$ per square kilometre | 3,032 current US$ per square kilometre | 4,921 current US$ per square kilometre | 2 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 168 Cameroon 5,313 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 169 Libya 5,285 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 170 Burkina Faso 5,134 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 172 Sierra Leone 4,839 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 173 Russia 4,619 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 174 Kazakhstan 4,515 current US$ per square kilometre compare
More private sector data for Congo
- Merchandise trade 94.4% (2025)
- Food imports 21.2% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 71.4% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 7.90 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.2% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 10.3% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 7.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,157 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4599 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -4.57 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre in Congo?
- Commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre in Congo was 4,921 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 11,064 current US$ per square kilometre in 2011.
- What is the lowest commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 626.84 current US$ per square kilometre in 1979.
- How does Congo rank for commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Congo ranks 171st out of 199 countries with data for 2021.
- Is commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Congo 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$) Γ· Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Commercial service imports Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Commercial service imports (current US$) 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.