Which has higher number of product, Congo or Sub-Saharan Africa?

Sub-Saharan Africa, at 260 imports against 258 imports in Congo as of 2011.

What is the difference in number of product between Congo and Sub-Saharan Africa?

2 imports, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Sub-Saharan Africa?

17 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2011.

Where does this data come from?

UNCTAD Statistical Office, also reported in the UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics, various issues (http://unctadstat.unctad.org/), published as Number of product (imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Congo vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Number of product

Congo

258 imports

in 2011

Sub-Saharan Africa

260 imports

in 2011

Congo rank

4th

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

1st

Number of product over time

Congo
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 260 imports against 258 imports in Congo, a difference of 2 imports.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Congo ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st of 53 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	239.8 imports	260.6 imports	20.8 imports	Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s	245.1 imports	260 imports	14.9 imports	Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s	257 imports	260 imports	3 imports	Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of product, Congo or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Sub-Saharan Africa, at 260 imports against 258 imports in Congo as of 2011.
What is the difference in number of product between Congo and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 2 imports, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 17 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2011.
How do Congo and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for number of product?: Congo ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st of 53 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNCTAD Statistical Office, also reported in the UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics, various issues (http://unctadstat.unctad.org/), published as Number of product (imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of product (imports)
Unit: imports
Source: UNCTAD Statistical Office, also reported in the UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics, various issues (http://unctadstat.unctad.org/)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 55 places, 935 data points, 1995–2011
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of products (at SITC, Revision 3, 3-digit group level) imported by country or country grouping; this figure includes only those products that are greater than 100,000 dollars or more than 0.3 per cent of the country’s or country group’s total imports. The maximum number of products is 261.