Democratic Republic of Congo vs Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria: Merchandise trade to GDP ratio
Merchandise trade to GDP ratio over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 146.3% against 82.0% in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria, a difference of 64.3%.
That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ranks 1st of 53 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 2 and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.7% | 49.0% | 19.3% | Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria |
| 1970s | 28.7% | 51.4% | 22.7% | Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria |
| 1980s | 43.6% | 52.7% | 9.1% | Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria |
| 1990s | 45.1% | 60.3% | 15.2% | Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria |
| 2000s | 77.9% | 73.7% | 4.2% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2010s | 146.3% | 79.2% | 67.1% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise trade to gdp ratio, Democratic Republic of Congo or Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 146.3% against 82.0% in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria as of 2011.
- What is the difference in merchandise trade to gdp ratio between Democratic Republic of Congo and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
- 64.3%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2011.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria rank globally for merchandise trade to gdp ratio?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ranks 1st of 53 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank country economists, published as Merchandise trade to GDP ratio (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise trade as a share of GDP is the sum of merchandise exports and imports divided by the value of GDP, all in current US dollars and from the national accounts.