International tourism, expenditures in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: International tourism, expenditures was 0.6% in 2018. ▼ Falling
International tourism, expenditures in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 2005–2018
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total imports.
Analysis
Congo, Democratic Republic of the recorded 0.6% for international tourism, expenditures in 2018.
The figure is up 24.3% on the previous year and down 55.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 2.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2016.
That places Congo, Democratic Republic of the 180th out of 186 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, year by year
| Year | % of total imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1.4% | — |
| 2006 | 2.4% | +75.0% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | -35.3% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | -9.2% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | +24.3% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | -21.6% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | +80.2% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -61.1% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | +29.3% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | +41.3% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -44.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -57.6% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +23.5% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +24.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.4% | 2.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.4% | 2.5% | 9 |
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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 international tourism, expenditures in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- International tourism, expenditures in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 0.6% in 2018, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 2011.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2016.
- How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 180th out of 186 countries with data for 2018.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo, Democratic Republic of the data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Their share in imports is calculated as a ratio to imports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.