Import unit values, Mean, US dollar (ACM1. Agricultural products) in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Import unit values, Mean, US dollar (ACM1. Agricultural products) was 0.8621 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Import unit values, Mean, US dollar in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1963–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for import unit values, mean, us dollar in Democratic Republic of Congo is 0.8621, measured in 2014.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import unit values, mean, us dollar in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 1.06 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.7049, in 2000.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 103rd of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Import unit values, Mean, US dollar (ACM1. Agricultural products) in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 0.9393 | — |
| 1964 | 0.9321 | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.9647 | +3.5% |
| 1966 | 0.9495 | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.9533 | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.9339 | -2.0% |
| 1969 | 0.9293 | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.8922 | -4.0% |
| 1971 | 0.9313 | +4.4% |
| 1972 | 0.9333 | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.9405 | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.9805 | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 0.9756 | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.9723 | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 1.01 | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 1 | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 1.01 | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.9655 | -4.4% |
| 1981 | 0.9292 | -3.8% |
| 1982 | 0.9534 | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 0.9511 | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.952 | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.9528 | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.9701 | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 1 | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 0.968 | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 0.9819 | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.8919 | -9.2% |
| 1991 | 0.8786 | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.7897 | -10.1% |
| 1993 | 0.811 | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.8436 | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 0.8409 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.8272 | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.8335 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.8342 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.8162 | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.7049 | -13.6% |
| 2001 | 1.06 | +51.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9397 | -11.8% |
| 2003 | 0.9946 | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 1.06 | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9503 | -10.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9901 | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 1.02 | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9849 | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.8961 | -9.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8772 | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8921 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9346 | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 0.888 | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8621 | -2.9% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.8621 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.8439, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.8621 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.843, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Import unit values, Mean, US dollar (ACM1. Agricultural products) in Democratic Republic of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +51.1% | 0.7049 | 1.06 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9432 | 0.9293 | 0.9647 | 7 |
| 1970s | 0.9648 | 0.8922 | 1.01 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9627 | 0.9292 | 1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8367 | 0.7897 | 0.8919 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9606 | 0.7049 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8908 | 0.8621 | 0.9346 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is import unit values, mean, us dollar in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Import unit values, mean, us dollar in Democratic Republic of Congo was 0.8621 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest import unit values, mean, us dollar recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 in 2001.
- What is the lowest import unit values, mean, us dollar recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7049 in 2000.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for import unit values, mean, us dollar?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 103rd out of 166 countries with data for 2014.
- Is import unit values, mean, us dollar rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Import unit values, Mean, US dollar (ACM1. Agricultural products). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides export quality indicators for over 800 products across 166 countries from 1963 to 2014, resulting in over 1.7 million observations. Higher index values indicate higher quality, and the index is normalized with a value of 1 representing the 90th percentile of export quality among all exporters (the world frontier). Data can be aggregated at various levels, including by product according to the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) up to the 4-digit level, by Broad Economic Categories (BEC) up to the 3-digit level, and by aggregate sectors such as Agriculture, Commodities, and Manufactures.