Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0504 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 0.0504 current US$ per US$ of GDP for commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2025.
The figure is down 33.4% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 0.1033 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0411 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2017.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 167th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0811 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2006 | 0.0493 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -39.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0785 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +59.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0817 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0909 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1033 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0998 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0647 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -35.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0662 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0708 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0475 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -33.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0473 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0411 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0571 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +38.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0455 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0535 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0624 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0691 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0805 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0756 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0504 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -33.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0763 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0493 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0909 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0643 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0411 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1033 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0652 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0504 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0805 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
- 164 Nepal 0.052 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 165 Niger 0.0518 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 166 India 0.0509 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 168 South Africa 0.0503 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 169 Myanmar 0.0477 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 170 Ecuador 0.047 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More private sector data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- 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 unit of gdp in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Democratic Republic of Congo was 0.0504 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1033 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2010.
- What is the lowest commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0411 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2017.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 167th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Commercial service imports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.