Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP was 79.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise trade as a proportion of gdp in Democratic Republic of the Congo is 79.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 103.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade as a proportion of gdp in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 79.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 2000.
That places Democratic Republic of the Congo 53rd out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.8% | — |
| 2001 | 22.5% | +187.6% |
| 2002 | 25.4% | +12.9% |
| 2003 | 32.1% | +26.8% |
| 2004 | 38.5% | +19.9% |
| 2005 | 40.4% | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 36.1% | -10.5% |
| 2007 | 35.4% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 38.3% | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 39.8% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 40.6% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 45.8% | +13.0% |
| 2012 | 41.3% | -9.9% |
| 2013 | 35.8% | -13.2% |
| 2014 | 39.1% | +9.2% |
| 2015 | 41.7% | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 32.9% | -21.2% |
| 2017 | 48.2% | +46.7% |
| 2018 | 59.9% | +24.2% |
| 2019 | 47.4% | -20.8% |
| 2020 | 45.3% | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 48.5% | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 38.5% | -20.7% |
| 2023 | 76.3% | +98.3% |
| 2024 | 79.6% | +4.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP in Democratic Republic of the Congo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +187.6% | 7.8% | 22.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.6% | 7.8% | 40.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.3% | 32.9% | 59.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.6% | 38.5% | 79.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 50 Lebanon 81.2% compare
- 51 Faroe Islands 80.6% compare
- 52 Austria 79.6% compare
- 54 Micronesia 79.5% compare
- 55 Solomon Islands 78.7% compare
- 56 Honduras 77.7% compare
More economy & growth data for Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.08 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.8929 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency 65.42 million million SLC (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 18.78 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita, 2015 prices 3.27 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 6.68 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita -0.595 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 2.68 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth Standard Local Currency, 2015 6.68 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices 56.14 million million SLC (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade as a proportion of gdp in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Merchandise trade as a proportion of gdp in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 79.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest merchandise trade as a proportion of gdp recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 79.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade as a proportion of gdp recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 2000.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for merchandise trade as a proportion of gdp?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 53rd out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is merchandise trade as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 103.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of the Congo data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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