Share of imports that come from China in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Share of imports that come from China was 29.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of imports that come from China in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1948–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 29.6% for share of imports that come from china in 2025. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.6% on the previous year and up 91.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of imports that come from china in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 29.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1952.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 27th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of imports that come from China in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 0.1% | — |
| 1949 | 0.2% | +73.3% |
| 1950 | 0.3% | +81.2% |
| 1951 | 0.1% | -57.0% |
| 1952 | 0.0% | -61.6% |
| 1953 | 0.1% | +131.8% |
| 1954 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 1955 | 0.5% | +401.8% |
| 1975 | 0.9% | +74.9% |
| 1976 | 0.6% | -39.3% |
| 1977 | 1.6% | +188.6% |
| 1978 | 0.3% | -81.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1% | -81.8% |
| 1981 | 0.7% | +1186.2% |
| 1989 | 1.3% | +87.0% |
| 1990 | 13.5% | +947.5% |
| 1991 | 8.5% | -36.9% |
| 1992 | 1.4% | -84.0% |
| 1993 | 3.7% | +171.1% |
| 1994 | 3.2% | -14.3% |
| 1995 | 4.0% | +24.8% |
| 1996 | 4.2% | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 3.3% | -21.1% |
| 1998 | 6.4% | +94.6% |
| 1999 | 3.3% | -49.2% |
| 2000 | 8.5% | +161.1% |
| 2001 | 3.6% | -57.6% |
| 2002 | 4.9% | +36.2% |
| 2003 | 5.9% | +19.9% |
| 2004 | 7.8% | +32.8% |
| 2005 | 12.7% | +61.8% |
| 2006 | 13.6% | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 15.0% | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 16.1% | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 14.8% | -7.8% |
| 2010 | 15.6% | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 16.2% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 16.5% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 16.5% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 16.3% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 15.5% | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 12.6% | -18.6% |
| 2017 | 9.5% | -25.0% |
| 2018 | 14.0% | +47.6% |
| 2019 | 18.8% | +34.8% |
| 2020 | 18.7% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 26.9% | +43.7% |
| 2022 | 26.5% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 26.6% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 26.5% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 29.6% | +11.6% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 29.6% is above the median for low income countries, which is 22.7%, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 29.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.0%, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of imports that come from China in Democratic Republic of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +1186.2% | 0.1% | 0.7% |
| 1990 | +947.5% | 1.3% | 13.5% |
| 1955 | +401.8% | 0.1% | 0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 2 |
| 1950s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 6 |
| 1970s | 0.7% | 0.1% | 1.6% | 5 |
| 1980s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 5.1% | 1.4% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.3% | 3.6% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.1% | 9.5% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.8% | 18.7% | 29.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
- 24 Turkmenistan 30.4% compare
- 25 Guinea 29.9% compare
- 26 Tanzania 29.7% compare
- 28 Chile 29.6% compare
- 29 Marshall Islands 29.2% compare
- 30 Kazakhstan 29.0% compare
More economy & growth data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -8.36 % change on previous year (2023)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -13.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0076 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 6.17 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -17.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0056 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 4.5 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 12.94 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of imports that come from china in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Share of imports that come from china in Democratic Republic of Congo was 29.6% in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of imports that come from china recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 29.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of imports that come from china recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1952.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for share of imports that come from china?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 27th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of imports that come from china rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of imports that come from China. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of a country's total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, that come from China.