Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Congo
Congo: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP was 30.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Congo, 1960–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Congo recorded 30.4% for value of imported goods as a share of gdp in 2024.
The figure is down 21.8% on the previous year and down 45.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Congo peaked at 99.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 1960.
Congo ranks 101st of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Congo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.3% | — |
| 1961 | 48.3% | +1015.3% |
| 1962 | 35.3% | -26.8% |
| 1963 | 32.3% | -8.6% |
| 1964 | 29.9% | -7.2% |
| 1965 | 29.3% | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 28.1% | -4.1% |
| 1967 | 29.2% | +3.9% |
| 1968 | 25.3% | -13.3% |
| 1969 | 22.7% | -10.4% |
| 1970 | 18.1% | -20.1% |
| 1971 | 21.7% | +19.5% |
| 1972 | 23.4% | +7.9% |
| 1973 | 20.2% | -13.4% |
| 1974 | 18.9% | -6.4% |
| 1975 | 19.6% | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 20.5% | +4.8% |
| 1977 | 21.8% | +6.1% |
| 1978 | 26.4% | +21.2% |
| 1979 | 23.9% | -9.6% |
| 1980 | 22.6% | -5.1% |
| 1981 | 19.5% | -13.7% |
| 1982 | 29.5% | +51.2% |
| 1983 | 27.8% | -5.9% |
| 1984 | 24.8% | -10.6% |
| 1985 | 24.5% | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 28.9% | +18.0% |
| 1987 | 20.4% | -29.2% |
| 1988 | 20.9% | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 17.6% | -15.6% |
| 1990 | 17.8% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 17.1% | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 18.9% | +10.3% |
| 1993 | 17.4% | -7.9% |
| 1994 | 17.2% | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 17.1% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 57.7% | +237.2% |
| 1997 | 35.8% | -37.8% |
| 1998 | 52.1% | +45.3% |
| 1999 | 27.7% | -46.8% |
| 2000 | 19.2% | -30.7% |
| 2001 | 24.8% | +29.2% |
| 2002 | 26.0% | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 29.2% | +12.6% |
| 2004 | 47.6% | +63.0% |
| 2005 | 39.9% | -16.3% |
| 2006 | 36.7% | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 44.7% | +21.9% |
| 2008 | 30.4% | -32.1% |
| 2009 | 43.4% | +42.9% |
| 2010 | 31.6% | -27.2% |
| 2011 | 44.7% | +41.5% |
| 2012 | 41.5% | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 46.6% | +12.2% |
| 2014 | 55.5% | +19.0% |
| 2015 | 83.6% | +50.8% |
| 2016 | 99.9% | +19.5% |
| 2017 | 34.6% | -65.4% |
| 2018 | 23.1% | -33.3% |
| 2019 | 16.0% | -30.5% |
| 2020 | 16.6% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 15.9% | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 23.0% | +44.8% |
| 2023 | 38.9% | +69.3% |
| 2024 | 30.4% | -21.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28.5% | 4.3% | 48.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 21.4% | 18.1% | 26.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.7% | 17.6% | 29.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.9% | 17.1% | 57.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.2% | 19.2% | 47.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.7% | 16.0% | 99.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.9% | 15.9% | 38.9% | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Congo
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.79 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.01 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 13.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2939 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 738.97 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 8.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 171 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 430,026 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2413 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Congo?
- Value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Congo was 30.4% in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest value of imported goods as a share of gdp recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest value of imported goods as a share of gdp recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 1960.
- How does Congo rank for value of imported goods as a share of gdp?
- Congo ranks 101st out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is value of imported goods as a share of gdp rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Value of imported goods as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Value of a country’s total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, as a percentage of a country’s gross domestic product (GDP).