Congo, Dem. Rep.: International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2020, Congo, Dem. Rep.'s international tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) fell 19% on 2019 (from US$99.7 million to US$80.8 million).

Across the 14 yearly changes before that (2006 to 2019), the average change was +623.9% and a typical year strayed about 1,367.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 4,200% in 2016 and the biggest yearly fall was 99.8% in 2015. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2011 to 2020 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$8.61 million a year. A straight line explains 51% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2020, Congo, Dem. Rep. had the 133rd highest value of the 158 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Congo, Dem. Rep. in the 2020 ranking

• Bhutan — 130th of 158: US$84 million
• St. Vincent and the Grenadines — 131st of 158: US$83 million
• Paraguay — 132nd of 158: US$81 million
• Afghanistan — 134th of 158: US$65 million
• Zimbabwe — 135th of 158: US$63 million
• Vanuatu — 136th of 158: US$62 million

What this measures

International tourism receipts for travel items are expenditures by international inbound visitors in the reporting economy. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These receipts should include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a gap-filled total.

All 16 values

International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) in nearby economies

• Angola — US$16 million (2020)
• Benin — US$240 million (2019)
• Botswana — US$211 million (2020)
• Burkina Faso — US$116 million (2019)
• Burundi — US$3.9 million (2018)
• Cabo Verde — US$159 million (2020)
• Cameroon — US$437 million (2020)
• Comoros — US$18 million (2020)
• Congo, Rep. — US$41 million (2016)

More private sector & trade data for Congo, Dem. Rep.

• Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — 66.13% (2025)
• Merchandise imports (current US$) — US$28.1 billion (2025)
• Merchandise exports (current US$) — US$32.1 billion (2025)
• Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) — 43.85% (2023)
• Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports) — 36.59% (2023)
• Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports) — 19.56% (2023)
• Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports) — 0% (2023)

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Questions people ask

What is Congo, Dem. Rep.'s international tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$)?

US$80.8 million in 2020, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2005?

It is up 2,425% from US$3.2 million in 2005 (24.02% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$99.7 million in 2019 and the lowest US$100,000 in 2015.

How does Congo, Dem. Rep. rank?

133rd highest of 158 economies with data for 2020.

Is the latest change in international tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) unusual for Congo, Dem. Rep.?

In 2020, Congo, Dem. Rep.'s international tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) fell 19% on 2019 (from US$99.7 million to US$80.8 million). Across the 14 yearly changes before that (2006 to 2019), the average change was +623.9% and a typical year strayed about 1,367.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator ST.INT.TVLR.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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