Travel services in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Travel services was 53.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Travel 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 exports.
Analysis
Congo, Democratic Republic of the recorded 53.3% for travel services in 2025.
That represents a change of down 32.8% on the previous year and up 61,408.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 79.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2023.
That places Congo, Democratic Republic of the 63rd out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Travel services in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2.4% | — |
| 2006 | 1.4% | -42.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -80.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -43.8% |
| 2009 | 4.6% | +2859.8% |
| 2010 | 3.7% | -19.9% |
| 2011 | 3.5% | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 3.1% | -12.2% |
| 2013 | 5.0% | +64.4% |
| 2014 | 19.4% | +285.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -99.6% |
| 2016 | 5.0% | +5701.6% |
| 2017 | 10.1% | +101.8% |
| 2018 | 68.1% | +571.0% |
| 2019 | 79.1% | +16.2% |
| 2020 | 70.1% | -11.3% |
| 2021 | 77.8% | +10.9% |
| 2022 | 61.1% | -21.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -99.9% |
| 2024 | 79.3% | +243449.5% |
| 2025 | 53.3% | -32.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.8% | 0.2% | 4.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 19.7% | 0.1% | 79.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.0% | 0.0% | 79.3% | 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 travel services in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Travel services in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 53.3% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The highest recorded value was 79.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2023.
- How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for travel services?
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 63rd out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61,408.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Travel services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.