Dem. Rep. Congo - Imports of goods and services

Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$) in Dem. Rep. Congo was $14,556,670,000 as of 2020. Over the past 15 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $17,774,430,000 in 2018 and $3,797,400,000 in 2006.

Definition: Imports of goods and services comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, nonmonetary gold, and services. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.

See also:

Year Value
2005 $3,859,600,000
2006 $3,797,400,000
2007 $6,874,800,000
2008 $8,825,400,000
2009 $6,766,100,000
2010 $10,705,200,000
2011 $11,804,900,000
2012 $11,008,820,000
2013 $13,403,740,000
2014 $15,788,500,000
2015 $12,766,250,000
2016 $14,238,080,000
2017 $13,062,680,000
2018 $17,774,430,000
2019 $16,891,710,000
2020 $14,556,670,000

Imports of goods and services (current US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (current US$) in Dem. Rep. Congo was $14,559,920,000 as of 2020. Over the past 26 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $17,774,330,000 in 2018 and $826,448,700 in 1999.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1994 $1,161,765,000
1995 $1,339,829,000
1996 $1,749,701,000
1997 $913,659,200
1998 $2,044,301,000
1999 $826,448,700
2000 $2,971,014,000
2001 $971,000,000
2002 $1,190,985,000
2003 $2,684,033,000
2004 $2,739,841,000
2005 $3,514,020,000
2006 $3,795,526,000
2007 $6,873,939,000
2008 $8,854,271,000
2009 $6,738,234,000
2010 $10,704,460,000
2011 $11,804,250,000
2012 $11,004,110,000
2013 $13,405,260,000
2014 $15,030,790,000
2015 $12,767,280,000
2016 $14,430,500,000
2017 $13,075,980,000
2018 $17,774,330,000
2019 $15,201,480,000
2020 $14,559,920,000

Imports of goods and services (current LCU)

The value for Imports of goods and services (current LCU) in Dem. Rep. Congo was 26,952,200,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 26 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 28,839,300,000,000 in 2018 and a minimum value of 13,825,000 in 1994.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1994 13,825,000
1995 94,056,000
1996 878,000,000
1997 1,200,000,000
1998 3,285,600,000
1999 9,090,936,000
2000 205,000,000,000
2001 291,300,000,000
2002 412,900,000,000
2003 1,088,100,000,000
2004 1,094,500,000,000
2005 1,665,320,000,000
2006 1,777,360,000,000
2007 3,552,110,000,000
2008 4,952,130,000,000
2009 5,456,530,000,000
2010 9,697,309,000,000
2011 10,853,900,000,000
2012 10,121,100,000,000
2013 12,327,000,000,000
2014 13,906,900,000,000
2015 11,822,300,000,000
2016 14,579,200,000,000
2017 19,148,700,000,000
2018 28,839,300,000,000
2019 25,048,400,000,000
2020 26,952,200,000,000

Imports of goods and services (constant 2010 US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (constant 2010 US$) in Dem. Rep. Congo was 19,816,460,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 19,816,460,000 in 2020 and 312,546,200 in 1960.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in constant 2010 U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
1960 312,546,200
1961 357,272,300
1962 320,887,900
1963 324,286,600
1964 407,445,900
1965 418,666,300
1966 494,328,300
1967 385,498,700
1968 496,716,000
1969 573,399,700
1970 681,218,900
1971 812,491,600
1972 920,306,400
1973 1,078,795,000
1974 973,706,600
1975 895,822,100
1976 741,926,200
1977 1,047,676,000
1978 797,649,600
1979 809,090,800
1980 1,021,926,000
1981 1,061,192,000
1982 885,025,900
1983 1,145,514,000
1984 1,702,129,000
1985 1,840,962,000
1986 1,806,635,000
1987 2,227,249,000
1988 2,539,153,000
1989 2,541,842,000
1990 1,918,930,000
1991 1,787,177,000
1992 1,103,317,000
1993 716,125,600
1994 535,077,500
1995 730,915,800
1996 690,715,600
1997 532,618,400
1998 888,720,600
1999 1,416,734,000
2000 1,605,018,000
2001 1,236,186,000
2002 1,743,230,000
2003 3,666,482,000
2004 3,590,053,000
2005 4,434,830,000
2006 3,913,863,000
2007 5,090,528,000
2008 4,738,736,000
2009 4,738,736,000
2010 7,064,386,000
2011 9,152,884,000
2012 11,630,130,000
2013 12,562,530,000
2014 13,650,480,000
2015 12,767,280,000
2016 12,293,500,000
2017 13,491,280,000
2018 14,130,930,000
2019 17,686,270,000
2020 19,816,460,000

Imports of goods and services (annual % growth)

The value for Imports of goods and services (annual % growth) in Dem. Rep. Congo was 12.04 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 110.33 in 2003 and a minimum value of -38.26 in 1992.

Definition: Annual growth rate of imports of goods and services based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2010 U.S. dollars. Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
1961 14.31
1962 -10.18
1963 1.06
1964 25.64
1965 2.75
1966 18.07
1967 -22.02
1968 28.85
1969 15.44
1970 18.80
1971 19.27
1972 13.27
1973 17.22
1974 -9.74
1975 -8.00
1976 -17.18
1977 41.21
1978 -23.86
1979 1.43
1980 26.31
1981 3.84
1982 -16.60
1983 29.43
1984 48.59
1985 8.16
1986 -1.86
1987 23.28
1988 14.00
1989 0.11
1990 -24.51
1991 -6.87
1992 -38.26
1993 -35.09
1994 -25.28
1995 36.60
1996 -5.50
1997 -22.89
1998 66.86
1999 59.41
2000 13.29
2001 -22.98
2002 41.02
2003 110.33
2004 -2.08
2005 23.53
2006 -11.75
2007 30.06
2008 -6.91
2009 0.00
2010 49.08
2011 29.56
2012 27.07
2013 8.02
2014 8.66
2015 -6.47
2016 -3.71
2017 9.74
2018 4.74
2019 25.16
2020 12.04

Imports of goods and services (constant LCU)

The value for Imports of goods and services (constant LCU) in Dem. Rep. Congo was 7,441,270,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 7,441,270,000,000 in 2020 and a minimum value of 117,364,000,000 in 1960.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in constant local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1960 117,364,000,000
1961 134,159,000,000
1962 120,497,000,000
1963 121,773,000,000
1964 153,000,000,000
1965 157,213,000,000
1966 185,625,000,000
1967 144,759,000,000
1968 186,522,000,000
1969 215,317,000,000
1970 255,804,000,000
1971 305,099,000,000
1972 345,584,000,000
1973 405,098,000,000
1974 365,636,000,000
1975 336,390,000,000
1976 278,601,000,000
1977 393,413,000,000
1978 299,525,000,000
1979 303,822,000,000
1980 383,743,000,000
1981 398,488,000,000
1982 332,336,000,000
1983 430,152,000,000
1984 639,166,000,000
1985 691,299,000,000
1986 678,409,000,000
1987 836,354,000,000
1988 953,477,000,000
1989 954,487,000,000
1990 720,577,000,000
1991 671,102,000,000
1992 414,306,000,000
1993 268,912,000,000
1994 200,927,000,000
1995 274,466,000,000
1996 259,370,000,000
1997 200,003,000,000
1998 333,723,000,000
1999 531,998,000,000
2000 602,700,000,000
2001 464,200,000,000
2002 654,600,000,000
2003 1,376,800,000,000
2004 1,348,100,000,000
2005 1,665,320,000,000
2006 1,469,690,000,000
2007 1,911,540,000,000
2008 1,779,440,000,000
2009 1,779,440,000,000
2010 2,652,750,000,000
2011 3,437,000,000,000
2012 4,367,230,000,000
2013 4,717,350,000,000
2014 5,125,890,000,000
2015 4,794,240,000,000
2016 4,616,330,000,000
2017 5,066,110,000,000
2018 5,306,300,000,000
2019 6,641,370,000,000
2020 7,441,270,000,000

Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)

Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) in Dem. Rep. Congo was 29.89 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 26 years was 49.64 in 2010, while its lowest value was 13.05 in 2001.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1994 19.89
1995 23.73
1996 30.31
1997 15.00
1998 32.89
1999 17.54
2000 15.56
2001 13.05
2002 13.65
2003 30.03
2004 26.61
2005 29.37
2006 26.26
2007 41.07
2008 44.74
2009 36.13
2010 49.64
2011 45.68
2012 37.55
2013 41.02
2014 41.86
2015 33.67
2016 38.86
2017 34.39
2018 37.70
2019 30.16
2020 29.89

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments