Number of product (exports) in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Number of product (exports) was 214 exports in 2011. ▲ Rising
Number of product in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1995–2011
Source: UNCTAD Statistical Office, also reported in the UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics, various issues (http://unctadstat.unctad.org/). Measured in exports.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 214 exports for number of product in 2011.
That represents a change of down 4.9% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of product in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 229 exports in 2008 and was at its lowest, 43 exports, in 1999.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 12th of 53 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Number of product (exports) in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 68 exports | — |
| 1996 | 67 exports | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 65 exports | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 59 exports | -9.2% |
| 1999 | 43 exports | -27.1% |
| 2000 | 185 exports | +330.2% |
| 2001 | 185 exports | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 189 exports | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 185 exports | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 195 exports | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 193 exports | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 197 exports | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 227 exports | +15.2% |
| 2008 | 229 exports | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 229 exports | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 225 exports | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 214 exports | -4.9% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 214 exports is above the median for low income countries, which is 115 exports, 1.9× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 214 exports is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 147 exports, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of product (exports) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +330.2% | 43 exports | 185 exports |
| 1999 | -27.1% | 59 exports | 43 exports |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.4 exports | 43 exports | 68 exports | 5 |
| 2000s | 201.4 exports | 185 exports | 229 exports | 10 |
| 2010s | 219.5 exports | 214 exports | 225 exports | 2 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
More trade data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 106.63 (2025)
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 100.42 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 100.01 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 96.53 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 99.59 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 78.64 (2025)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 1.99 (2023)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 12.68 units per person (2023)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 0.0192 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), gaps 3.40 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of product in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Number of product in Democratic Republic of Congo was 214 exports in 2011, according to UNCTAD Statistical Office, also reported in the UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics, various issues (http://unctadstat.unctad.org/).
- What is the highest number of product recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 229 exports in 2008.
- What is the lowest number of product recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 43 exports in 1999.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for number of product?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 12th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is number of product rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from UNCTAD Statistical Office, also reported in the UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics, various issues (http://unctadstat.unctad.org/), published as part of Number of product (exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of products (at SITC, Revision 3, 3-digit group level) exported 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 exports. The maximum number of products is 261.