Trade in services (% of GDP) in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Trade in services (% of GDP) was 6.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Trade in services in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2005–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 6.1% for trade in services in 2025.
That represents a change of down 28.4% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade in services in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 13.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 2017.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 190th out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Trade in services (% of GDP) in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 12.0% | — |
| 2006 | 8.6% | -27.9% |
| 2007 | 10.9% | +26.5% |
| 2008 | 12.9% | +17.8% |
| 2009 | 13.3% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 12.6% | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 13.7% | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 8.7% | -36.6% |
| 2013 | 8.3% | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 8.9% | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 5.9% | -33.5% |
| 2016 | 5.7% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 4.9% | -15.1% |
| 2018 | 6.3% | +28.2% |
| 2019 | 5.1% | -18.0% |
| 2020 | 6.1% | +18.4% |
| 2021 | 7.0% | +14.8% |
| 2022 | 7.2% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 8.2% | +13.9% |
| 2024 | 8.5% | +4.1% |
| 2025 | 6.1% | -28.4% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 6.1% is below the median for low income countries, which is 11.3%, 54% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 6.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.7%, 48% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.5% | 8.6% | 13.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 4.9% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 6.1% | 8.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
More economy & growth data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trade in services in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Trade in services in Democratic Republic of Congo was 6.1% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest trade in services recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 13.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest trade in services recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 2017.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for trade in services?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 190th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is trade in services rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Trade in services (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total trade in services includes services provided by residents to non-residents plus services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.