Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Travel services (% of commercial service imports) was 6.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
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 imports.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 6.4% for travel services in 2025.
That represents a change of up 99.1% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 12.1% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2023.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 175th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5.2% | — |
| 2006 | 12.1% | +132.0% |
| 2007 | 7.5% | -38.0% |
| 2008 | 6.8% | -9.4% |
| 2009 | 7.2% | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 6.0% | -16.3% |
| 2011 | 11.3% | +89.1% |
| 2012 | 5.5% | -51.2% |
| 2013 | 7.4% | +33.2% |
| 2014 | 10.4% | +41.2% |
| 2015 | 6.7% | -35.8% |
| 2016 | 3.3% | -51.0% |
| 2017 | 4.4% | +33.5% |
| 2018 | 4.3% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 8.2% | +82.0% |
| 2021 | 6.0% | -27.0% |
| 2022 | 4.3% | -27.3% |
| 2023 | 3.2% | -26.2% |
| 2024 | 3.2% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 6.4% | +99.1% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 6.4% is below the median for low income countries, which is 9.2%, 70% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 6.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.4%, 68% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.8% | 5.2% | 12.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 3.3% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 3.2% | 8.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
- 172 Japan 7.3% compare
- 173 Burkina Faso 7.3% compare
- 174 Cote d'Ivoire 6.9% compare
- 176 Turks and Caicos Islands 5.6% compare
- 177 Togo 5.2% compare
- 178 Myanmar 5.2% compare
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 6.4% 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 12.1% in 2006.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2023.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for travel services?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 175th 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 down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 imports). 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 imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.