Overview In December 2022, China exported $492M and imported $1.39B from Democratic Republic of the Congo, resulting in a negative trade balance of $903M. Between December 2021 and December 2022 the exports of China have increased by $174M (54.8%) from $317M to $492M, while imports decreased by $-9.07M (-0.65%) from $1.4B to $1.39B.
Trade In December 2022, the top exports of China to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Iron Structures ($27M), Delivery Trucks ($19.2M), Stone Processing Machines ($19.2M), Other Electrical Machinery ($19M), and Insulated Wire ($15.5M). In December 2022 the top imports of China from Democratic Republic of the Congo were Refined Copper ($705M), Cobalt ($403M), Copper Ore ($123M), Raw Copper ($87.2M), and Tin Ores ($40.7M).
Origins In December 2022 the exports of China were mainly from Shanghai Province ($104M), Guangdong Province ($64.7M), Zhejiang Province ($57.3M), Shandong Province ($45.1M), and Beijing ($36.6M), while imports destinations were mainly Zhejiang Province ($450M), Guangdong Province ($140M), Shanghai Province ($140M), Jiangsu Province ($125M), and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region ($115M).
Growth In December 2022, the increase in China's year-by-year exports to Democratic Republic of the Congo was explained primarily by an increase in product exports in Stone Processing Machines ($28.2M or 521%), Delivery Trucks ($18.2M or 182%), and Electric Generating Sets ($11.4M or 1.4k%). In December 2022, the decrease in China's year-by-year imports from Democratic Republic of the Congo was explained primarily by an decrease in product imports in Copper Alloys ($-3.99M or -70%) and Commodities not elsewhere specified ($-1.86k or -25%).