Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Travel services (% of commercial service exports) was 53.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Travel services in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2005–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of Congo 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 Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 79.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2023.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 62nd 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 (% of commercial service exports) in Democratic Republic of Congo, 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% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 53.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is 38.9%, 1.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 53.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 43.9%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Democratic Republic of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +243449.5% | 0.0% | 79.3% |
| 2016 | +5701.6% | 0.1% | 5.0% |
| 2009 | +2859.8% | 0.2% | 4.6% |
| 2018 | +571.0% | 10.1% | 68.1% |
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 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
More private sector data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Merchandise trade 66.1% (2025)
- Food imports 10.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 62.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 28.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 4.59 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 1.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 15.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 32.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 529.41 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 284.49 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Travel services in Democratic Republic of Congo 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 Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 79.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2023.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for travel services?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 62nd out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61,408.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo 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.