Democratic Republic of the Congo (COD) and Afghanistan (AFG) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Democratic Republic of the Congo (COD) and Afghanistan (AFG) Trade

Exports $1.69kRnk 103 / 118

Top Product $791Machinery Having Individual Functions

Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -1.81Rnk 130 / 133

Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -1.13Rnk 118 / 133

2022

GDP$58.1BCURRENT US$
Rnk 87 / 186

2012-2022

GDP GROWTH98.1%CURRENT US$
Rnk 15 / 186

2022

GDP PC $586CURRENT US$
Rnk 179 / 186

2012-2022

GDP PC GROWTH42.1%CURRENT US$
Rnk 45 / 186

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Historical Data
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In N/A, Democratic Republic of the Congo did not export any services to Afghanistan.

Afghanistan-Democratic Republic of the Congo Trade: In N/A, Afghanistan exported $1.69k to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products that Afghanistan exported to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Machinery Having Individual Functions ($791), Gaskets ($496), and Shaped Paper ($404). Over the past N/A years the exports of Afghanistan to Democratic Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 37.9%, from $339 in N/A to $1.69k in N/A.

In N/A, Afghanistan did not export any services to Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Comparison: In 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo ranked 130 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.81), and 71 in total exports ($28.5B). That same year, Afghanistan ranked 118 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.13), and 151 in total exports ($1.49B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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Democratic Republic of the Congo does not register exports to Afghanistan.

In 2017, Afghanistan exported $1.69k to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products exported from Afghanistan to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Machinery Having Individual Functions ($791), Gaskets ($496), and Shaped Paper ($404). During the last 5 years the exports of Afghanistan to Democratic Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 37.9%, from $339 in 2022 to $1.69k in 2017.

Exports from Democratic Republic of the Congo () to Afghanistan () (2022)

Exports from Afghanistan () to Democratic Republic of the Congo () (2022)

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Trade between Democratic Republic of the Congo () and Afghanistan ()

Democratic Republic of the Congo Exports

Date

Market Competitiveness

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Exports

Export Growth

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Year

Democratic Republic of the Congo
Top DestinationChina$15.6B

Afghanistan
Top DestinationPakistan$847M

This map shows whether countries import more from Democratic Republic of the Congo or Afghanistan. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Democratic Republic of the Congo and Afghanistan or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2022, countries that imported more from Democratic Republic of the Congo than Afghanistan included China ($15.6B), Singapore ($1.36B), and United Arab Emirates ($1.3B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Afghanistan than Democratic Republic of the Congo included Pakistan ($847M), India ($414M), and Turkey ($29.4M).

Difference in imports from Afghanistan () and Democratic Republic of the Congo () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Democratic Republic of the Congo - Afghanistan

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This chart compares trade between Democratic Republic of the Congo and Afghanistan by product, considering products traded by both, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Afghanistan.

During 2017, Afghanistan had a large net trade with Democratic Republic of the Congo in the exports of Machines ($1.29k) and Paper Goods ($404).

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Year

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Democratic Republic of the Congo and Afghanistan. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Democratic Republic of the Congo indicates it has a comparative advantage over Afghanistan. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Afghanistan indicates it has a comparative advantage over Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Product Space of Democratic Republic of the Congo () and Afghanistan () (2022)

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