Developing countries’ and least developed … merchandise imports in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Developing countries’ and least developed … merchandise imports was 0.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of the Congo recorded 0.1% for developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 188.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 0.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Democratic Republic of the Congo 82nd out of 237 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Developing countries’ and least developed … merchandise imports in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +20.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +31.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +18.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +12.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +15.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +9.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +17.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +9.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +11.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +29.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -29.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +24.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +14.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -15.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -17.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +39.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | +136.5% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | +2.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Developing countries’ and least developed … merchandise imports in Democratic Republic of the Congo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +136.5% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of the Congo
More infrastructure data for Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted 44.1% (2024)
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight 4.2% (2024)
- Proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of 65.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.1% (2024)
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural 11.7% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.1% (2023)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.0% (2023)
- Total official flows for infrastructure, by recipient countries 274.87 million constant US$ (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 1.69 ratio (2023)
- Proportion of countries with independent National Human Rights 100.0% (2026)
Frequently asked questions
- What is developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 0.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 82nd out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 188.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of the Congo data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global merchandise imports (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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