Congo, Rep.'s merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports) was 41.73% in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 9.74 percentage points from 51.47% in 2013.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 41.73% | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | 28.35% | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | 51.47% | 2013 |
| Highest | 61.63% | 2004 |
| Lowest | 2.3% | 2016 |
| Average since 2014 | 20.05% | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | 3.52% | 1961 |
What the numbers say
In 2023, Congo, Rep.'s merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports) rose 16.63 percentage points on 2022 (from 25.09% to 41.73%).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1993 to 2022), the average change was +0.62 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 14.93 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 44.73 percentage points in 2004 and the biggest yearly fall was 46.93 percentage points in 2014. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2014 to 2023 the straight-line trend is upward, about 2.86 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 42% 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 2023, Congo, Rep. had the 9th highest value of the 198 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.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Congo, Rep. | 41.73% | 2023 |
| World | 2.15% | 2023 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 15.21% | 2023 |
| Lower middle income | 5.08% | 2023 |
Closest to Congo, Rep. in the 2023 ranking
- Mali — 6th of 198: 62.5%
- Guinea-Bissau — 7th of 198: 44.49%
- Namibia — 8th of 198: 43.07%
- Zambia — 10th of 198: 37.49%
- São Tomé and Principe — 11th of 198: 34.14%
- Liberia — 12th of 198: 33.97%
What this measures
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.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 63 values
| Year | Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 41.73 |
| 2022 | 25.09 |
| 2021 | 17.95 |
| 2020 | 13.45 |
| 2019 | 24.93 |
| 2018 | 28.35 |
| 2017 | 35.41 |
| 2016 | 2.3 |
| 2015 | 6.79 |
| 2014 | 4.54 |
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in nearby economies
- Angola — 9.11% (2023)
- Benin — 15.17% (2023)
- Botswana — 84.08% (2023)
- Burkina Faso — 27.66% (2023)
- Burundi — 33.55% (2023)
- Cabo Verde — 0.69% (2023)
- Cameroon
More private sector & trade data for Congo, Rep.
- Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — 94.44% (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$) — US$7.9 billion (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$) — US$7.5 billion (2025)
- Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) — 28.41% (2023)
- Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports) — 0% (2023)
- Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) — US$5.96 billion (2023)
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports) — 38.45% (2023)
- Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise exports)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Congo, Rep.'s merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports)?
- 41.73% in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1961?
- It is up 38.21 percentage points from 3.52% in 1961. The highest value was 61.63% in 2004 and the lowest 2.3% in 2016.
- How does Congo, Rep. rank?
- 9th highest of 198 economies with data for 2023.
- Is the latest change in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports) unusual for Congo, Rep.?
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.R6.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB); Direction of Trade database, International Monetary Fund (IMF) 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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