Democratic Republic of the Congo vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Annual growth of imports of goods and services

Democratic Republic of the Congo
15.0%
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
4.0%
in 2024
Democratic Republic of the Congo rank
15th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
16th

Annual growth of imports of goods and services over time

  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
050100200020122024

How they compare

Democratic Republic of the Congo currently reports 15.0% against 4.0% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 11.0%.

That makes Democratic Republic of the Congo's figure about 3.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 18 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Democratic Republic of the Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 15th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 16th of 186 countries.

Democratic Republic of the Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of the Congo Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 21.8% 6.5% 15.3% Democratic Republic of the Congo
2010s 5.6% 3.1% 2.6% Democratic Republic of the Congo
2020s 18.6% 4.5% 14.1% Democratic Republic of the Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual growth of imports of goods and services, Democratic Republic of the Congo or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Democratic Republic of the Congo, at 15.0% against 4.0% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual growth of imports of goods and services between Democratic Republic of the Congo and Sub-Saharan Africa?
11.0%, with Democratic Republic of the Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and Sub-Saharan Africa?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for annual growth of imports of goods and services?
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 15th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 16th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Annual growth of imports of goods and services (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual growth of imports of goods and services (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
218 places, 4,975 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed