# Imports of goods and services, share of GDP in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Imports of goods and services, share of GDP in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 43.9% of GDP in 2025. Source: World Bank.

- Indicator id: `imports_goods_services_gdp`
- Place id: `cd`
- Unit: % of GDP
- Definition: Goods whose economic ownership passes from non-residents to residents, and services non-residents provide to residents, as a percentage of GDP. World Bank national accounts data, compiled from national statistical offices and central banks and from OECD national accounts files.
- Note: Can pass 100% in re-export hubs, because imports are gross while GDP is value added. National accounts basis, so it differs from customs trade totals. For the amount in dollars see imports_goods_services_usd.
- Source: World Bank, Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) (NE.IMP.GNFS.ZS) (https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NE.IMP.GNFS.ZS)
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- Retrieved: 2026-10-18
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- Citation: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) (NE.IMP.GNFS.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NE.IMP.GNFS.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-18. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/imports-share-of-gdp/democratic-republic-of-the-congo
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=imports_goods_services_gdp&place=cd

| Period | % of GDP |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 43.9 |
| 2024 | 48.6 |
| 2023 | 44.7 |
| 2022 | 45 |
| 2021 | 37.6 |
| 2020 | 31.2 |
| 2019 | 32.4 |
| 2018 | 38.1 |
| 2017 | 34.8 |
| 2016 | 36.9 |
| 2015 | 31.7 |
| 2014 | 41.2 |
| 2013 | 38.4 |
| 2012 | 36.6 |
| 2011 | 44.7 |
| 2010 | 44.3 |
| 2009 | 36.2 |
| 2008 | 39 |
| 2007 | 37.4 |
| 2006 | 24.5 |
| 2005 | 27.9 |
| 2004 | 26.6 |
| 2003 | 30 |
| 2002 | 13.6 |
| 2001 | 13.1 |
| 2000 | 15.6 |
| 1999 | 17.5 |
| 1998 | 32.9 |
| 1997 | 15 |
| 1996 | 30.3 |
| 1995 | 23.7 |
| 1994 | 19.9 |