Dem. Rep. Congo - Merchandise imports

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports) in Dem. Rep. Congo was 7.99 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 7.99 in 2020, while its lowest value was 0.07 in 1980.

Definition: Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1963 0.13
1964 0.17
1965 0.22
1966 0.12
1967 0.12
1969 2.08
1970 3.73
1972 0.94
1973 1.04
1974 2.79
1975 5.69
1976 6.27
1977 1.55
1978 0.24
1979 0.10
1980 0.07
1982 0.08
1983 0.08
1984 0.08
1985 0.08
1986 0.08
1987 0.08
1988 0.08
1989 1.30
1990 1.13
1991 0.37
1992 0.61
1993 0.67
1994 0.70
1995 0.89
1996 0.97
1997 0.66
1998 0.22
1999 0.30
2000 4.22
2001 4.22
2002 4.22
2003 4.20
2004 4.21
2005 4.22
2006 4.22
2007 4.22
2008 4.22
2009 4.22
2010 4.22
2011 4.22
2012 4.22
2013 4.22
2014 4.21
2015 4.20
2016 4.19
2017 3.56
2018 6.62
2019 5.24
2020 7.99

Merchandise imports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise imports (current US$) in Dem. Rep. Congo was 6,663,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 8,825,000,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 78,000,000 in 1967.

Definition: Merchandise imports show the c.i.f. value of goods received from the rest of the world valued in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Trade Organization.

See also:

Year Value
1960 235,000,000
1961 200,000,000
1962 86,000,000
1963 131,000,000
1964 87,000,000
1965 97,000,000
1966 104,000,000
1967 78,000,000
1968 103,000,000
1969 132,000,000
1970 179,000,000
1971 203,000,000
1972 208,000,000
1973 251,000,000
1974 349,000,000
1975 300,000,000
1976 224,000,000
1977 203,000,000
1978 196,000,000
1979 199,000,000
1980 1,519,000,000
1981 1,421,000,000
1982 1,297,000,000
1983 1,213,000,000
1984 1,176,000,000
1985 1,247,000,000
1986 1,283,000,000
1987 1,774,000,000
1988 1,610,000,000
1989 1,925,000,000
1990 1,739,000,000
1991 1,304,000,000
1992 935,000,000
1993 614,000,000
1994 667,000,000
1995 871,000,000
1996 1,089,000,000
1997 770,000,000
1998 1,102,000,000
1999 568,000,000
2000 683,000,000
2001 790,000,000
2002 1,081,000,000
2003 1,495,000,000
2004 2,051,000,000
2005 2,690,000,000
2006 2,892,000,000
2007 3,400,000,000
2008 4,300,000,000
2009 3,900,000,000
2010 4,500,000,000
2011 5,500,000,000
2012 6,100,000,000
2013 6,300,000,000
2014 7,087,000,000
2015 8,068,000,000
2016 5,492,000,000
2017 5,803,000,000
2018 7,930,000,000
2019 8,825,000,000
2020 6,663,000,000

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) in Dem. Rep. Congo was 27.44 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 65.23 in 1973, while its lowest value was 21.43 in 2017.

Definition: Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1963 65.11
1964 49.44
1965 50.39
1966 47.45
1967 52.23
1968 57.78
1969 60.63
1970 62.12
1972 61.62
1973 65.23
1974 60.54
1975 64.09
1976 61.53
1977 60.43
1978 51.86
1979 57.16
1980 57.86
1981 59.70
1982 57.38
1983 57.38
1984 57.38
1985 57.38
1986 57.38
1987 57.38
1988 57.38
1989 59.29
1990 54.26
1991 56.00
1992 46.27
1993 44.58
1994 44.65
1995 42.94
1996 40.14
1997 50.49
1998 46.40
1999 42.38
2000 24.56
2001 24.56
2002 24.55
2003 24.44
2004 24.46
2005 24.53
2006 24.56
2007 24.56
2008 24.56
2009 24.56
2010 24.57
2011 24.58
2012 24.60
2013 24.64
2014 24.73
2015 24.91
2016 25.04
2017 21.43
2018 30.17
2019 28.19
2020 27.44

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports) in Dem. Rep. Congo was 26.39 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 26.39 in 2020, while its lowest value was 0.22 in 1979.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1963 0.63
1964 0.45
1965 0.75
1966 2.08
1967 1.68
1968 1.97
1969 8.02
1970 2.67
1972 2.49
1973 3.04
1974 6.16
1975 6.28
1976 7.21
1977 3.26
1978 0.52
1979 0.22
1980 1.62
1981 0.80
1982 0.34
1983 0.34
1984 0.34
1985 0.34
1986 0.34
1987 0.34
1988 0.34
1989 3.48
1990 13.86
1991 11.35
1992 5.42
1993 12.81
1994 11.04
1995 11.31
1996 10.20
1997 8.77
1998 10.48
1999 5.63
2000 16.42
2001 16.42
2002 16.41
2003 16.34
2004 16.35
2005 16.40
2006 16.42
2007 16.42
2008 16.42
2009 16.42
2010 16.42
2011 16.42
2012 16.41
2013 16.40
2014 16.38
2015 16.34
2016 16.33
2017 12.40
2018 22.32
2019 23.62
2020 26.39

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports) in Dem. Rep. Congo was 18.31 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 51 years was 18.31 in 2020, while its lowest value was 0.01 in 1980.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1969 0.02
1975 0.65
1976 0.40
1977 1.07
1978 0.20
1979 0.06
1980 0.01
1981 0.45
1982 0.02
1983 0.02
1984 0.02
1985 0.02
1986 0.02
1987 0.02
1988 0.02
1989 1.42
1990 11.61
1991 8.88
1992 2.73
1993 6.70
1994 6.04
1995 7.45
1996 5.24
1997 4.94
1998 7.67
1999 3.97
2000 9.18
2001 9.18
2002 9.18
2003 9.14
2004 9.15
2005 9.17
2006 9.18
2007 9.18
2008 9.18
2009 9.18
2010 9.18
2011 9.18
2012 9.18
2013 9.17
2014 9.16
2015 9.14
2016 9.12
2017 6.19
2018 13.92
2019 17.77
2020 18.31

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Dem. Rep. Congo was 1.58 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 51 years was 1.71 in 2018, while its lowest value was 0.01 in 1981.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Europe and Central Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1969 0.02
1970 0.04
1975 0.11
1976 0.14
1977 0.11
1978 0.06
1980 0.07
1981 0.01
1982 0.06
1983 0.06
1984 0.06
1985 0.06
1986 0.06
1987 0.06
1988 0.06
1989 0.05
1990 0.02
1991 0.03
1992 0.04
1993 1.57
1994 0.09
1995 0.14
1996 0.11
1997 0.16
1998 0.03
1999 0.15
2000 1.49
2001 1.49
2002 1.49
2003 1.48
2004 1.48
2005 1.49
2006 1.49
2007 1.49
2008 1.49
2009 1.49
2010 1.49
2011 1.49
2012 1.49
2013 1.49
2014 1.48
2015 1.48
2016 1.50
2017 1.09
2018 1.71
2019 1.60
2020 1.58

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports) in Dem. Rep. Congo was 2.08 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 2.32 in 1994, while its lowest value was 0.06 in 1979.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1963 0.08
1965 0.09
1966 0.12
1968 0.06
1969 0.20
1970 0.43
1972 0.51
1973 0.55
1974 1.36
1975 0.98
1976 0.90
1977 0.90
1978 0.22
1979 0.06
1980 1.46
1981 0.33
1982 0.17
1983 0.17
1984 0.17
1985 0.17
1986 0.17
1987 0.17
1988 0.17
1989 0.58
1990 0.88
1991 1.71
1992 1.18
1993 2.12
1994 2.32
1995 0.32
1996 1.04
1997 0.65
1998 0.80
1999 0.43
2000 0.89
2001 0.89
2002 0.89
2003 0.89
2004 0.89
2005 0.89
2006 0.89
2007 0.89
2008 0.89
2009 0.89
2010 0.89
2011 0.89
2012 0.89
2013 0.89
2014 0.89
2015 0.89
2016 0.89
2017 0.62
2018 0.77
2019 0.73
2020 2.08

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Dem. Rep. Congo was 0.46 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 7.75 in 1969, while its lowest value was 0.04 in 1978.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Middle East and North Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1963 0.46
1964 0.35
1965 0.59
1966 1.94
1967 1.68
1968 1.87
1969 7.75
1970 2.16
1972 1.98
1973 2.49
1974 4.80
1975 4.55
1976 5.76
1977 1.19
1978 0.04
1979 0.10
1980 0.07
1982 0.08
1983 0.08
1984 0.08
1985 0.08
1986 0.08
1987 0.08
1988 0.08
1989 1.29
1990 1.12
1991 0.36
1992 0.59
1993 0.64
1994 0.60
1995 0.85
1996 0.95
1997 0.61
1998 0.19
1999 0.10
2000 0.76
2001 0.76
2002 0.76
2003 0.76
2004 0.76
2005 0.76
2006 0.76
2007 0.76
2008 0.76
2009 0.76
2010 0.76
2011 0.76
2012 0.76
2013 0.76
2014 0.76
2015 0.76
2016 0.75
2017 0.47
2018 0.52
2019 0.48
2020 0.46

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Dem. Rep. Congo was 3.98 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 5.41 in 2018, while its lowest value was 0.02 in 1969.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1963 0.08
1964 0.10
1965 0.06
1966 0.03
1968 0.03
1969 0.02
1970 0.04
1989 0.16
1990 0.23
1991 0.38
1992 0.88
1993 1.78
1994 1.99
1995 2.54
1996 2.85
1997 2.42
1998 1.79
1999 0.98
2000 4.10
2001 4.10
2002 4.09
2003 4.08
2004 4.08
2005 4.09
2006 4.10
2007 4.10
2008 4.10
2009 4.10
2010 4.10
2011 4.09
2012 4.09
2013 4.09
2014 4.09
2015 4.08
2016 4.07
2017 4.02
2018 5.41
2019 3.05
2020 3.98

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Dem. Rep. Congo was 36.77 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 51.60 in 1999, while its lowest value was 5.40 in 1969.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1963 9.96
1964 9.82
1965 10.35
1966 12.91
1967 9.53
1968 9.88
1969 5.40
1970 8.18
1972 6.61
1973 6.47
1974 9.57
1975 8.97
1976 11.71
1977 12.37
1978 7.83
1979 6.08
1980 6.96
1981 7.70
1982 9.15
1983 9.15
1984 9.15
1985 9.15
1986 9.15
1987 9.15
1988 9.15
1989 9.40
1990 10.60
1991 11.89
1992 25.61
1993 25.29
1994 28.47
1995 30.13
1996 32.69
1997 40.53
1998 42.85
1999 51.60
2000 18.71
2001 18.71
2002 18.70
2003 18.62
2004 18.63
2005 18.68
2006 18.71
2007 18.71
2008 18.71
2009 18.71
2010 18.71
2011 18.70
2012 18.70
2013 18.69
2014 18.67
2015 18.62
2016 18.59
2017 19.66
2018 32.33
2019 34.29
2020 36.77

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports) in Dem. Rep. Congo was 9.40 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 46.52 in 2017, while its lowest value was 0.21 in 1997.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of imports by the reporting economy from high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1963 24.30
1964 40.28
1965 38.51
1966 37.56
1967 36.56
1968 30.37
1969 25.95
1970 27.03
1972 29.27
1973 25.26
1974 23.73
1975 20.66
1976 19.55
1977 23.94
1978 39.79
1979 36.54
1980 33.56
1981 31.80
1982 33.14
1983 33.14
1984 33.14
1985 33.14
1986 33.14
1987 33.14
1988 33.14
1989 27.82
1990 21.29
1991 20.76
1992 22.69
1993 17.32
1994 15.83
1995 15.63
1996 16.98
1997 0.21
1998 0.26
1999 0.39
2000 40.31
2001 40.31
2002 40.35
2003 40.61
2004 40.56
2005 40.40
2006 40.31
2007 40.31
2008 40.31
2009 40.31
2010 40.31
2011 40.30
2012 40.29
2013 40.27
2014 40.22
2015 40.12
2016 40.04
2017 46.52
2018 15.19
2019 13.89
2020 9.40

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) in Dem. Rep. Congo was $11,865,260,000 as of 2020. Over the past 57 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $24,981,210,000 in 2013 and $237,000,000 in 1963.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1963 $237,000,000
1964 $288,200,000
1965 $320,700,000
1966 $340,800,000
1967 $256,000,000
1968 $309,800,000
1969 $451,600,000
1970 $532,800,000
1972 $766,600,000
1973 $781,900,000
1974 $939,800,000
1975 $932,800,000
1976 $840,300,000
1977 $852,100,000
1978 $714,000,000
1979 $681,400,000
1980 $828,600,000
1981 $688,100,000
1982 $475,600,000
1983 $470,026,600
1984 $675,655,000
1985 $793,327,700
1986 $871,092,500
1987 $764,043,600
1988 $763,183,900
1989 $1,200,701,000
1990 $1,304,072,000
1991 $1,029,460,000
1992 $809,664,500
1993 $782,198,500
1994 $969,478,100
1995 $1,350,589,000
1996 $1,353,199,000
1997 $984,739,300
1998 $866,507,000
1999 $634,626,100
2000 $3,465,151,000
2001 $3,635,210,000
2002 $5,039,532,000
2003 $6,551,356,000
2004 $7,991,866,000
2005 $9,579,335,000
2006 $10,992,140,000
2007 $13,762,140,000
2008 $17,806,320,000
2009 $16,866,230,000
2010 $17,363,440,000
2011 $23,348,630,000
2012 $23,776,710,000
2013 $24,981,210,000
2014 $21,975,230,000
2015 $20,709,520,000
2016 $17,260,520,000
2017 $13,085,090,000
2018 $14,972,690,000
2019 $12,942,680,000
2020 $11,865,260,000

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports) in Dem. Rep. Congo was 36.77 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 51.60 in 1999, while its lowest value was 5.40 in 1969.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1963 9.96
1964 9.82
1965 10.35
1966 12.91
1967 9.53
1968 9.88
1969 5.40
1970 8.18
1972 6.61
1973 6.47
1974 9.57
1975 8.97
1976 11.71
1977 12.37
1978 7.83
1979 6.08
1980 6.96
1981 7.70
1982 9.15
1983 9.15
1984 9.15
1985 9.15
1986 9.15
1987 9.15
1988 9.15
1989 9.40
1990 10.60
1991 11.89
1992 25.61
1993 25.29
1994 28.47
1995 30.13
1996 32.69
1997 40.53
1998 42.85
1999 51.60
2000 18.71
2001 18.71
2002 18.70
2003 18.62
2004 18.63
2005 18.68
2006 18.71
2007 18.71
2008 18.71
2009 18.71
2010 18.71
2011 18.70
2012 18.70
2013 18.69
2014 18.67
2015 18.62
2016 18.59
2017 19.66
2018 32.33
2019 34.29
2020 36.77

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Imports