Merchandise exports — all countries

Merchandise exports — Democratic Republic of the Congo

Merchandise exports in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2025 — 32,100,000,000 US$. Ranked 68 in the world out of 205. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 6,587.5%.

2025 32.1B US$ +7.36% vs 2024
World rank 68of 205
Period maximum 32.1B US$2025
Period minimum 300M US$1961

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Merchandise exports — Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1960–2025010B20B30B40B19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 480,000,000 US$1962: 341,000,000 US$1964: 318,000,000 US$1966: 424,000,000 US$1968: 570,000,000 US$1970: 781,000,000 US$1972: 738,000,000 US$1974: 1,381,000,000 US$1976: 944,000,000 US$1978: 931,000,000 US$1980: 2,269,000,000 US$1982: 1,601,000,000 US$1984: 1,928,000,000 US$1986: 1,844,000,000 US$1988: 2,460,000,000 US$1990: 2,326,000,000 US$1992: 1,246,000,000 US$1994: 1,256,000,000 US$1996: 1,547,000,000 US$1998: 1,422,000,000 US$2000: 807,000,000 US$2002: 1,132,000,000 US$2004: 1,917,000,000 US$2006: 2,705,000,000 US$2008: 4,400,000,000 US$2010: 5,300,000,000 US$2012: 6,300,000,000 US$2014: 7,915,000,000 US$2016: 7,193,000,000 US$2018: 20,004,000,000 US$2020: 14,230,000,000 US$2022: 15,672,000,000 US$2024: 29,900,000,000 US$2025: 32,100,000,000 US$
Change over the period: +31.62B (+6,587.5%) Average annual rate: 6.68 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo 32.1B US$
World 26.39T US$
Middle Africa computed 95.69B US$
Low-income countries computed 106B US$
Merchandise exports — Democratic Republic of the Congo, by year Democratic Republic of the Congo All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 32.1B +2.2B +7.36%
2024 29.9B +2.17B +7.84%
2023 27.73B +12.06B +76.92%
2022 15.67B −5.74B −26.81%
2021 21.41B +7.18B +50.47%
2020 14.23B +848M +6.34%
2019 13.38B −6.62B −33.1%
2018 20B +7.71B +62.69%
2017 12.3B +5.1B +70.94%
2016 7.19B −1.49B −17.18%
2015 8.69B +770M +9.73%
2014 7.92B +1.72B +27.66%
2013 6.2B −100M −1.59%
2012 6.3B −300M −4.55%
2011 6.6B +1.3B +24.53%
2010 5.3B +1.8B +51.43%
2009 3.5B −900M −20.45%
2008 4.4B +1.3B +41.94%
2007 3.1B +395M +14.6%
2006 2.71B +302M +12.57%
2005 2.4B +486M +25.35%
2004 1.92B +539M +39.11%
2003 1.38B +246M +21.73%
2002 1.13B +252M +28.64%
2001 880M +73M +9.05%
2000 807M −2M −0.25%
1999 809M −613M −43.11%
1998 1.42B −27M −1.86%
1997 1.45B −98M −6.33%
1996 1.55B −16M −1.02%
1995 1.56B +307M +24.44%
1994 1.26B +112M +9.79%
1993 1.14B −102M −8.19%
1992 1.25B −403M −24.44%
1991 1.65B −677M −29.11%
1990 2.33B −91M −3.76%
1989 2.42B −43M −1.75%
1988 2.46B +647M +35.69%
1987 1.81B −31M −1.68%
1986 1.84B −9M −0.49%
1985 1.85B −75M −3.89%
1984 1.93B +242M +14.35%
1983 1.69B +85M +5.31%
1982 1.6B −77M −4.59%
1981 1.68B −591M −26.05%
1980 2.27B +755M +49.87%
1979 1.51B +583M +62.62%
1978 931M −58M −5.86%
1977 989M +45M +4.77%
1976 944M +79M +9.13%
1975 865M −516M −37.36%
1974 1.38B +368M +36.33%
1973 1.01B +275M +37.26%
1972 738M +51M +7.42%
1971 687M −94M −12.04%
1970 781M +101M +14.85%
1969 680M +110M +19.3%
1968 570M +124M +27.8%
1967 446M +22M +5.19%
1966 424M +118M +38.56%
1965 306M −12M −3.77%
1964 318M −141M −30.72%
1963 459M +118M +34.6%
1962 341M +41M +13.67%
1961 300M −180M −37.5%
1960 480M

About the indicator

The value of exports of goods (excluding services) in current US dollars from WTO data, on an FOB basis. Unlike total exports of goods and services it allows a clean comparison of physical merchandise trade and the calculation of the merchandise trade balance.

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