Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Congo
Congo: Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 38.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Congo, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Congo recorded 38.5% for merchandise exports to high-income economies in 2023.
The figure is up 50.2% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Congo peaked at 100.0% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 18.3%, in 2021.
That places Congo 167th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Congo, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 100.0% | — |
| 1961 | 89.1% | -10.9% |
| 1962 | 91.0% | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 92.1% | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 92.8% | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 93.3% | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 93.8% | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 89.4% | -4.7% |
| 1968 | 94.6% | +5.9% |
| 1969 | 95.7% | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 75.7% | -20.9% |
| 1971 | 73.9% | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 84.1% | +13.7% |
| 1973 | 83.5% | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 94.1% | +12.6% |
| 1975 | 85.4% | -9.2% |
| 1976 | 93.4% | +9.3% |
| 1977 | 91.5% | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 92.4% | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 76.4% | -17.3% |
| 1980 | 77.9% | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 87.0% | +11.7% |
| 1982 | 97.9% | +12.5% |
| 1983 | 97.5% | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 97.9% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 96.6% | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 97.4% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 96.2% | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 94.9% | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 97.3% | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 98.2% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 94.2% | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 95.9% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 97.8% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 96.3% | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 97.1% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 93.5% | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 88.7% | -5.1% |
| 1998 | 92.7% | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 91.1% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 80.1% | -12.1% |
| 2001 | 72.9% | -8.9% |
| 2002 | 75.1% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 64.0% | -14.7% |
| 2004 | 61.6% | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 54.1% | -12.2% |
| 2006 | 51.5% | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 36.1% | -30.0% |
| 2008 | 47.6% | +31.9% |
| 2009 | 52.4% | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 50.7% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 51.1% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 54.5% | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 38.0% | -30.3% |
| 2014 | 36.7% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 35.6% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 48.2% | +35.1% |
| 2017 | 35.3% | -26.6% |
| 2018 | 23.3% | -34.2% |
| 2019 | 19.3% | -17.0% |
| 2020 | 19.4% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 18.3% | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 25.6% | +40.0% |
| 2023 | 38.5% | +50.2% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 38.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 51.0%, 75% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Congo's 38.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 49.5%, 78% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to high-income economies 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +50.2% | 25.6% | 38.5% |
| 2022 | +40.0% | 18.3% | 25.6% |
| 2016 | +35.1% | 35.6% | 48.2% |
| 2018 | -34.2% | 35.3% | 23.3% |
| 2008 | +31.9% | 36.1% | 47.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 93.2% | 89.1% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 85.0% | 73.9% | 94.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 94.1% | 77.9% | 97.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 94.6% | 88.7% | 98.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.5% | 36.1% | 80.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.3% | 19.3% | 54.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.4% | 18.3% | 38.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 164 Kenya 39.6% compare
- 165 Iraq 39.2% compare
- 166 Mozambique 38.8% compare
- 168 Syrian Arab Republic 37.0% compare
- 169 Uzbekistan 37.0% compare
- 170 Zimbabwe 37.0% 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 merchandise exports to high-income economies in Congo?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Congo was 38.5% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1960.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.3% in 2021.
- How does Congo rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Congo ranks 167th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.