# Trade as a share of GDP in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Trade as a share of GDP in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 87.3% in 2025. Source: World Bank.

- Indicator id: `trade_share_gdp`
- Place id: `cd`
- Unit: %
- Definition: Sum of exports and imports of goods and services, as a percentage of GDP. World Bank series.
- Note: Can exceed 100%, because exports and imports are both counted against GDP, which is only value added. Small open economies with large re-export or transit trade reach several hundred percent.
- Source: World Bank, Trade, % of GDP (NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS) (https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/world-bank
- Retrieved: 2026-10-11
- License: CC BY 4.0 (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)
- Citation: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Trade, % of GDP (NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/trade-share-gdp/democratic-republic-of-the-congo
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=trade_share_gdp&place=cd

| Period | % |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 87.3 |
| 2024 | 94.2 |
| 2023 | 86.7 |
| 2022 | 85.8 |
| 2021 | 75.4 |
| 2020 | 61 |
| 2019 | 60.9 |
| 2018 | 72.6 |
| 2017 | 65.9 |
| 2016 | 68 |
| 2015 | 57.8 |
| 2014 | 74.1 |
| 2013 | 72.6 |
| 2012 | 66.7 |
| 2011 | 83.4 |
| 2010 | 81 |
| 2009 | 63.1 |
| 2008 | 73 |
| 2007 | 73 |
| 2006 | 44.8 |
| 2005 | 51 |
| 2004 | 49.3 |
| 2003 | 54 |
| 2002 | 29.3 |
| 2001 | 25 |
| 2000 | 27 |
| 1999 | 41.2 |
| 1998 | 62.7 |
| 1997 | 33.8 |
| 1996 | 60.3 |
| 1995 | 52.2 |
| 1994 | 42.5 |