Cigarettes — Import quantity in Congo
Congo: Cigarettes — Import quantity was 728.95 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cigarettes — Import quantity in Congo, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Congo recorded 728.95 t for cigarettes — import quantity in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 108.4% on the previous year and up 1,635.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cigarettes — import quantity in Congo peaked at 728.95 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 19 t, in 2010.
Congo ranks 99th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cigarettes — Import quantity in Congo, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 19 t | — |
| 2011 | 42 t | +121.1% |
| 2012 | 174 t | +314.3% |
| 2013 | 42 t | -75.9% |
| 2014 | 42.34 t | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 132.03 t | +211.8% |
| 2016 | 91.45 t | -30.7% |
| 2017 | 62.98 t | -31.1% |
| 2018 | 48.51 t | -23.0% |
| 2019 | 40.74 t | -16.0% |
| 2020 | 57.19 t | +40.4% |
| 2021 | 57.16 t | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 349.75 t | +511.9% |
| 2023 | 728.95 t | +108.4% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 728.95 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 251.9 t, 2.9× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Congo's 728.95 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 462.16 t, 1.6× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cigarettes — Import quantity in 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +511.9% | 57.16 t | 349.75 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 69.5 t | 19 t | 174 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 298.26 t | 57.16 t | 728.95 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 96 New Zealand 755.41 t compare
- 97 Gabon 750.5 t compare
- 98 El Salvador 734 t compare
- 100 India 667.41 t compare
- 101 Rwanda 593.81 t compare
- 102 Trinidad and Tobago 573.7 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Congo
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1011 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 254.21 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3588 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 10.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 10.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.4% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cigarettes — import quantity in Congo?
- Cigarettes — import quantity in Congo was 728.95 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cigarettes — import quantity recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 728.95 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest cigarettes — import quantity recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 19 t in 2010.
- How does Congo rank for cigarettes — import quantity?
- Congo ranks 99th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cigarettes — import quantity rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,635.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cigarettes — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Commodity balances (CB) present a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's non-food supply during a specified reference period.