Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Congo
Congo: Merchandise imports from high-income economies was 28.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Congo, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise imports from high-income economies in Congo is 28.4%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.1% on the previous year and down 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from high-income economies in Congo peaked at 100.0% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 28.4%, in 2023.
That places Congo 188th 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 imports from high-income economies in Congo, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 100.0% | — |
| 1961 | 92.7% | -7.3% |
| 1962 | 93.4% | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 90.4% | -3.2% |
| 1964 | 89.4% | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 89.2% | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 91.1% | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 88.1% | -3.3% |
| 1968 | 93.7% | +6.3% |
| 1969 | 92.7% | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 89.5% | -3.5% |
| 1971 | 92.4% | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 88.9% | -3.8% |
| 1973 | 92.8% | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 81.7% | -12.0% |
| 1975 | 80.6% | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 79.0% | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 91.5% | +15.8% |
| 1978 | 83.5% | -8.8% |
| 1979 | 87.5% | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 79.2% | -9.5% |
| 1981 | 83.7% | +5.7% |
| 1982 | 84.7% | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 93.6% | +10.6% |
| 1984 | 86.7% | -7.4% |
| 1985 | 88.4% | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 93.1% | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 92.2% | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 90.8% | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 93.2% | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 92.1% | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 91.2% | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 91.1% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 90.9% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 88.3% | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 88.7% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 92.0% | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 81.6% | -11.3% |
| 1998 | 77.5% | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 74.8% | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 66.6% | -10.9% |
| 2001 | 67.2% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 64.2% | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 74.3% | +15.7% |
| 2004 | 30.6% | -58.7% |
| 2005 | 30.0% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 32.2% | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 35.0% | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 46.8% | +33.9% |
| 2009 | 50.3% | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 49.9% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 30.6% | -38.6% |
| 2012 | 32.2% | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 35.8% | +11.2% |
| 2014 | 73.9% | +106.0% |
| 2015 | 68.6% | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 77.2% | +12.5% |
| 2017 | 47.9% | -37.9% |
| 2018 | 49.7% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 50.8% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 51.2% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 45.6% | -10.8% |
| 2022 | 39.0% | -14.6% |
| 2023 | 28.4% | -27.1% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 28.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43.4%, 65% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Congo's 28.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 42.2%, 67% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +106.0% | 35.8% | 73.9% |
| 2004 | -58.7% | 74.3% | 30.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 92.1% | 88.1% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 86.8% | 79.0% | 92.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 88.6% | 79.2% | 93.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 86.8% | 74.8% | 92.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.7% | 30.0% | 74.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.7% | 30.6% | 77.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.0% | 28.4% | 51.2% | 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)
- 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 imports from high-income economies in Congo?
- Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Congo was 28.4% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1960.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.4% in 2023.
- How does Congo rank for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Congo ranks 188th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from high-income economies rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. 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 imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.