Democratic Republic of Congo vs Zambia: Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

Democratic Republic of Congo
14,856 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
14,636 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
180th
Zambia rank
181st

Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Zambia
05.0k10.0k15.0k197820002023

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 14,856 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 14,636 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Zambia, a difference of 220 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Zambia ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 180th and Zambia ranks 181st of 198 countries.

Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Zambia Difference Ahead
2000s 2,657 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 5,285 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,627 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Zambia
2010s 6,063 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 11,759 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 5,696 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Zambia
2020s 11,262 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 11,588 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 326.15 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Democratic Republic of Congo or Zambia?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 14,856 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 14,636 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia?
220 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia rank globally for imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 180th and Zambia ranks 181st of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
245 places, 9,368 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.