Dem. Rep. Congo - Merchandise trade

Merchandise trade (% of GDP)

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) in Dem. Rep. Congo was 42.66 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 59.25 in 2018, while its lowest value was 7.33 in 1978.

Definition: Merchandise trade as a share of GDP is the sum of merchandise exports and imports divided by the value of GDP, all in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Trade Organization, and World Bank GDP estimates.

See also:

Year Value
1960 21.28
1961 16.20
1962 11.30
1963 9.50
1964 14.05
1965 9.97
1966 11.65
1967 15.48
1968 17.21
1969 16.14
1970 19.68
1971 15.91
1972 15.32
1973 16.06
1974 18.03
1975 11.38
1976 12.11
1977 9.66
1978 7.33
1979 11.37
1980 26.31
1981 24.72
1982 21.23
1983 26.34
1984 39.50
1985 43.09
1986 38.63
1987 46.82
1988 45.93
1989 48.13
1990 43.48
1991 30.65
1992 26.51
1993 16.42
1994 32.93
1995 43.10
1996 45.67
1997 36.43
1998 40.61
1999 29.23
2000 7.81
2001 22.45
2002 25.36
2003 32.15
2004 38.53
2005 42.57
2006 38.73
2007 38.84
2008 43.96
2009 39.68
2010 45.44
2011 46.83
2012 42.31
2013 38.25
2014 41.78
2015 44.18
2016 34.16
2017 47.60
2018 59.25
2019 44.06
2020 42.66

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Total merchandise trade