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$58.1BCURRENT US$
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98.1%CURRENT US$
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32%CURRENT US$
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$586CURRENT US$
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42.1%CURRENT US$
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$53,758CURRENT US$
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21.1%CURRENT US$
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Democratic Republic of the Congo-United Arab Emirates Trade: In 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $1.3B to United Arab Emirates. The main products that Democratic Republic of the Congo exported to United Arab Emirates were Refined Copper ($1.02B), Diamonds ($129M), and Cobalt Oxides and Hydroxides ($97.3M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to United Arab Emirates have increased at an annualized rate of 6%, from $973M in 2017 to $1.3B in 2022.

In 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo did not export any services to United Arab Emirates.

United Arab Emirates-Democratic Republic of the Congo Trade: In 2022, United Arab Emirates exported $734M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products that United Arab Emirates exported to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Sulphur ($325M), Cars ($54.9M), and Refined Petroleum ($35M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United Arab Emirates to Democratic Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 34.6%,  from $166M in 2017 to $734M in 2022.

In 2022, United Arab Emirates 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, United Arab Emirates ranked 53 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.24), and 18 in total exports ($402B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $1.3B to United Arab Emirates. The main products exported from Democratic Republic of the Congo to United Arab Emirates were Refined Copper ($1.02B), Diamonds ($129M), and Cobalt Oxides and Hydroxides ($97.3M). During the last 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to United Arab Emirates have increased at an annualized rate of 6%, from $973M in 2017 to $1.3B in 2022.

In 2017, United Arab Emirates exported $734M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products exported from United Arab Emirates to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Sulphur ($325M), Cars ($54.9M), and Refined Petroleum ($35M). During the last 5 years the exports of United Arab Emirates to Democratic Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 34.6%, from $166M in 2022 to $734M in 2017.

Exports from Democratic Republic of the Congo (Flag) to United Arab Emirates (Flag) (2022)

Exports from United Arab Emirates (Flag) to Democratic Republic of the Congo (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Democratic Republic of the Congo (Flag) and United Arab Emirates (Flag)

Democratic Republic of the Congo Exports

United Arab Emirates Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
United Arab Emirates
Top Destination
India$51B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Democratic Republic of the Congo than United Arab Emirates included Mozambique ($1.06B), Portugal ($573M), and Central African Republic ($32.4M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from United Arab Emirates than Democratic Republic of the Congo included India ($51B), Japan ($40.9B), and Saudi Arabia ($27.8B).

Difference in imports from United Arab Emirates (Flag) and Democratic Republic of the Congo (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Democratic Republic of the Congo - United Arab Emirates

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo had a large net trade with United Arab Emirates in the exports of Metals ($1.04B), Precious Metals ($130M), and Chemical Products ($97.3M).

During 2017, United Arab Emirates had a large net trade with Democratic Republic of the Congo in the exports of Mineral Products ($364M), Transportation ($92.1M), and Machines ($68.2M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Democratic Republic of the Congo United Arab Emirates+$28.2MRefined Copper
Top Product Potential United Arab Emirates Democratic Republic of the Congo+$12.9MRefined Petroleum

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

Product Space of Democratic Republic of the Congo (Flag) and United Arab Emirates (Flag) (2022)

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