Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Congo
Congo: Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) was 10.3% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Manufactures exports in Congo, 1962–2023
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for manufactures exports in Congo is 10.3%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 46.3% on the previous year and down 55.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures exports in Congo peaked at 78.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 1994.
That places Congo 141st out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Congo, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 39.7% | — |
| 1963 | 51.7% | +30.4% |
| 1964 | 48.0% | -7.3% |
| 1965 | 50.9% | +6.0% |
| 1966 | 43.9% | -13.8% |
| 1967 | 41.6% | -5.1% |
| 1968 | 45.1% | +8.3% |
| 1970 | 29.0% | -35.6% |
| 1971 | 34.3% | +18.0% |
| 1972 | 38.7% | +12.9% |
| 1973 | 32.0% | -17.4% |
| 1974 | 8.0% | -75.0% |
| 1975 | 11.6% | +45.2% |
| 1976 | 13.0% | +11.8% |
| 1977 | 15.9% | +22.5% |
| 1978 | 21.5% | +35.1% |
| 1979 | 7.6% | -64.5% |
| 1980 | 6.7% | -12.5% |
| 1983 | 9.0% | +34.6% |
| 1984 | 3.6% | -60.0% |
| 1985 | 3.5% | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 2.5% | -29.9% |
| 1993 | 2.5% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 2.1% | -12.7% |
| 1995 | 2.7% | +26.3% |
| 2007 | 9.7% | +257.2% |
| 2008 | 13.6% | +40.3% |
| 2009 | 27.0% | +98.5% |
| 2010 | 30.2% | +12.0% |
| 2011 | 21.4% | -29.0% |
| 2012 | 20.1% | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 23.2% | +15.4% |
| 2014 | 52.3% | +125.6% |
| 2015 | 67.4% | +28.9% |
| 2016 | 78.3% | +16.2% |
| 2017 | 50.0% | -36.2% |
| 2018 | 14.4% | -71.2% |
| 2019 | 8.4% | -41.7% |
| 2020 | 17.0% | +102.6% |
| 2021 | 25.1% | +47.7% |
| 2022 | 7.1% | -71.9% |
| 2023 | 10.3% | +46.3% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 10.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22.3%, 46% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Congo's 10.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.5%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Congo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +257.2% | 2.7% | 9.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45.8% | 39.7% | 51.7% | 7 |
| 1970s | 21.2% | 7.6% | 38.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.0% | 2.5% | 9.0% | 5 |
| 1990s | 2.4% | 2.1% | 2.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 16.7% | 9.7% | 27.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 36.6% | 8.4% | 78.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.9% | 7.1% | 25.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Congo
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)
- Commercial service imports 1.68 billion current US$ (2021)
- Food exports 0.2% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 7.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 225.02 million current US$ (2021)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures exports in Congo?
- Manufactures exports in Congo was 10.3% in 2023, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures exports recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 78.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest manufactures exports recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 1994.
- How does Congo rank for manufactures exports?
- Congo ranks 141st out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is manufactures exports rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of 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.