Congo, Dem. Rep. | Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$)

Exports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services provided to the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in constant 2015 prices, expressed in U.S. dollars. Development relevance: An economy's growth is measured by the change in the volume of its output or in the real incomes of its residents. The 2008 United Nations System of National Accounts (2008 SNA) offers three plausible indicators for calculating growth: the volume of gross domestic product (GDP), real gross domestic income, and real gross national income. The volume of GDP is the sum of value added, measured at constant prices, by households, government, and industries operating in the economy. GDP accounts for all domestic production, regardless of whether the income accrues to domestic or foreign institutions. Limitations and exceptions: Because policymakers have tended to focus on fostering the growth of output, and because data on production are easier to collect than data on spending, many countries generate their primary estimate of GDP using the production approach. Moreover, many countries do not estimate all the components of national expenditures but instead derive some of the main aggregates indirectly using GDP (based on the production approach) as the control total. Data on exports and imports are compiled from customs reports and balance of payments data. Although the data from the payments side provide reasonably reliable records of cross-border transactions, they may not adhere strictly to the appropriate definitions of valuation and timing used in the balance of payments or corresponds to the change-of ownership criterion. This issue has assumed greater significance with the increasing globalization of international business. Neither customs nor balance of payments data usually capture the illegal transactions that occur in many countries. Goods carried by travelers across borders in legal but unreported shuttle trade may further distort trade statistics. Statistical concept and methodology: Gross domestic product (GDP) from the expenditure side is made up of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, gross capital formation (private and public investment in fixed assets, changes in inventories, and net acquisitions of valuables), and net exports (exports minus imports) of goods and services. Such expenditures are recorded in purchaser prices and include net taxes on products.
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Records
63
Source
Congo, Dem. Rep. | Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$)
1960 1045362460.1243
1961 943384659.49804
1962 850610460.56202
1963 727072439.68832
1964 865819067.34027
1965 755512586.6105
1966 764991709.02747
1967 726796177.78539
1968 1046813992.8772
1969 1052265609.3958
1970 1192155515.1204
1971 1328630965.253
1972 1417681898.1215
1973 1551544564.8594
1974 1431456327.1273
1975 1342112888.9664
1976 1257944002.7984
1977 1254220736.7309
1978 1568855985.5049
1979 1314087721.5908
1980 1597302988.047
1981 1382078151.5535
1982 1240928051.8031
1983 1693240888.2439
1984 2851031110.2307
1985 3044523348.3226
1986 2862622619.6653
1987 3090627268.6478
1988 3147272495.7551
1989 2959375656.1248
1990 2930362295.297
1991 2428843475.7086
1992 1414752892.8359
1993 1289027752.5082
1994 1192316220.1827
1995 1435548683.6907
1996 1656623131.3365
1997 1290307092.4876
1998 1601949103.2471
1999 2394722636.7344
2000 2307887440.7077
2001 1857974365.6239
2002 3390317200.0528
2003 3890220616.8126
2004 3996797248.0246
2005 4516315277.9443
2006 4093278607.4592
2007 5187411979.233
2008 5430442230.4203
2009 3894683170.9496
2010 5453548739.4188
2011 6820813498.8093
2012 7627772787.7353
2013 8319721231.5687
2014 10099050204.628
2015 10512899423.428
2016 10420848062.268
2017 11186180044.789
2018 12779604369.014
2019 12963980168.437
2020 14000634396.094
2021 15153138956.999
2022 18019113985.563

Congo, Dem. Rep. | Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$)

Exports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services provided to the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in constant 2015 prices, expressed in U.S. dollars. Development relevance: An economy's growth is measured by the change in the volume of its output or in the real incomes of its residents. The 2008 United Nations System of National Accounts (2008 SNA) offers three plausible indicators for calculating growth: the volume of gross domestic product (GDP), real gross domestic income, and real gross national income. The volume of GDP is the sum of value added, measured at constant prices, by households, government, and industries operating in the economy. GDP accounts for all domestic production, regardless of whether the income accrues to domestic or foreign institutions. Limitations and exceptions: Because policymakers have tended to focus on fostering the growth of output, and because data on production are easier to collect than data on spending, many countries generate their primary estimate of GDP using the production approach. Moreover, many countries do not estimate all the components of national expenditures but instead derive some of the main aggregates indirectly using GDP (based on the production approach) as the control total. Data on exports and imports are compiled from customs reports and balance of payments data. Although the data from the payments side provide reasonably reliable records of cross-border transactions, they may not adhere strictly to the appropriate definitions of valuation and timing used in the balance of payments or corresponds to the change-of ownership criterion. This issue has assumed greater significance with the increasing globalization of international business. Neither customs nor balance of payments data usually capture the illegal transactions that occur in many countries. Goods carried by travelers across borders in legal but unreported shuttle trade may further distort trade statistics. Statistical concept and methodology: Gross domestic product (GDP) from the expenditure side is made up of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, gross capital formation (private and public investment in fixed assets, changes in inventories, and net acquisitions of valuables), and net exports (exports minus imports) of goods and services. Such expenditures are recorded in purchaser prices and include net taxes on products.
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Records
63
Source