Merchandise trade in Congo
Congo: Merchandise trade was 94.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Merchandise trade in Congo, 1960–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, merchandise trade in Congo stood at 94.4%.
The figure is up 13.5% on the previous year and down 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in Congo peaked at 175.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 32.7%, in 1970.
That places Congo 32nd out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 58.7% | 46.8% | 66.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 50.1% | 32.7% | 65.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.5% | 61.4% | 87.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 84.3% | 55.7% | 114.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 102.8% | 91.0% | 130.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 110.5% | 55.9% | 175.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.2% | 59.3% | 94.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More private sector data for Congo
- Merchandise exports 7.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 10.3% (2023)
- Food exports 0.2% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 7.90 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures imports 71.4% (2023)
- Food imports 21.2% (2023)
- Commercial service exports 225.02 million current US$ (2021)
- Transport services 33.8% (2021)
- Computer, communications and other services 61.4% (2021)
- Commercial service imports 1.68 billion current US$ (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in Congo?
- Merchandise trade in Congo was 94.4% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 175.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.7% in 1970.
- How does Congo rank for merchandise trade?
- Congo ranks 32nd out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from World Trade Organization (WTO), published as part of Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.