Transport services in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Transport services was 48.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Transport services in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 2005–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for transport services in Congo, Democratic Republic of the is 48.5%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 8.2% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 80.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 42.3%, in 2016.
That places Congo, Democratic Republic of the 40th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Transport services in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 80.7% | — |
| 2006 | 46.8% | -42.0% |
| 2007 | 50.9% | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 53.6% | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 47.3% | -11.8% |
| 2010 | 60.6% | +28.2% |
| 2011 | 53.6% | -11.5% |
| 2012 | 47.4% | -11.6% |
| 2013 | 54.3% | +14.5% |
| 2014 | 58.8% | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 52.9% | -10.1% |
| 2016 | 42.3% | -19.9% |
| 2017 | 56.6% | +33.7% |
| 2018 | 47.4% | -16.2% |
| 2019 | 49.3% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 43.1% | -12.6% |
| 2021 | 42.9% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 49.9% | +16.4% |
| 2023 | 51.3% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 52.9% | +3.1% |
| 2025 | 48.5% | -8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.8% | 46.8% | 80.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 52.3% | 42.3% | 60.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.1% | 42.9% | 52.9% | 6 |
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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 transport services in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Transport services in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 48.5% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The highest recorded value was 80.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.3% in 2016.
- How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for transport services?
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 40th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. 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 Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Transport services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Transport is the process of carriage of people and objects from one location to another as well as related supporting and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.