Travel services in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Travel services was 5.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 2005–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service imports, BoP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for travel services in Congo, Democratic Republic of the is 5.8%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 95.3% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 10.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2016.
Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 174th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Travel services in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, year by year
| Year | % of service imports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4.6% | — |
| 2006 | 10.2% | +123.7% |
| 2007 | 6.7% | -34.3% |
| 2008 | 6.0% | -10.2% |
| 2009 | 6.7% | +10.5% |
| 2010 | 5.6% | -15.8% |
| 2011 | 10.3% | +83.8% |
| 2012 | 4.6% | -55.3% |
| 2013 | 6.6% | +42.1% |
| 2014 | 9.2% | +39.9% |
| 2015 | 5.8% | -36.6% |
| 2016 | 2.9% | -50.8% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | +37.0% |
| 2018 | 4.1% | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 4.2% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 7.6% | +78.9% |
| 2021 | 5.6% | -26.6% |
| 2022 | 4.2% | -24.2% |
| 2023 | 3.2% | -24.9% |
| 2024 | 3.0% | -5.3% |
| 2025 | 5.8% | +95.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.8% | 4.6% | 10.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 2.9% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 3.0% | 7.6% | 6 |
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- 171 Burkina Faso 7.0% compare
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- 173 Côte d'Ivoire 6.7% compare
- 175 Turks and Caicos Islands 5.6% compare
- 176 Togo 5.2% compare
- 177 Myanmar 5.1% compare
More economy & growth data for Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- 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 travel services in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Travel services in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 5.8% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The highest recorded value was 10.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2016.
- How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for travel services?
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 174th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo, Democratic Republic of the data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of service imports, BoP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are services provided by non-residents to residents.