Share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff was 53.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
53.9%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
174th
of 230 countries
All-time high
67.3%
in 2019
All-time low
44.7%
in 2022
Years of data
12
2005–2024
Share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2005–2024
Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development and World Trade Organisation – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff in Democratic Republic of Congo stood at 53.9%.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 67.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 44.7%, in 2022.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 174th out of 230 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 55.0% | — |
| 2010 | 55.9% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 53.7% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 49.9% | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 44.8% | -10.1% |
| 2018 | 45.9% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 67.3% | +46.6% |
| 2020 | 61.8% | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 59.8% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 44.7% | -25.3% |
| 2023 | 53.9% | +20.6% |
| 2024 | 53.9% | +0.1% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 53.9% is below the median for low income countries, which is 67.9%, 79% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 53.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 67.7%, 80% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.0% | 55.0% | 55.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 52.9% | 44.8% | 67.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 54.8% | 44.7% | 61.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
More economy & growth data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 197.81 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1.81 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.87 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -35.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0205 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 16.56 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 16.58 % change on previous year (2023)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0731 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 48.25 includes gold, current US$ per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff in Democratic Republic of Congo was 53.9% in 2024, according to UN Conference on Trade and Development and World Trade Organisation – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 67.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.7% in 2022.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 174th out of 230 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from UN Conference on Trade and Development and World Trade Organisation – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff (%).