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2022
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Exports $130MRnk 20 / 128
2022
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Top Product $101MDiamonds
2022
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Exports $466MRnk 66 / 222
2022
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Top Product $72.7MVaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures
2022
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -1.81Rnk 130 / 133
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.25Rnk 19 / 133
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GDP$58.1BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH98.1%CURRENT US$
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2022
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 GDP$579BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH16.6%CURRENT US$
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2022
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GDP PC $586CURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP PC GROWTH42.1%CURRENT US$
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2022
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GDP PC$49,583CURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP PC GROWTH11%CURRENT US$
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Democratic Republic of the Congo-Belgium Trade: In 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $130M to Belgium. The main products that Democratic Republic of the Congo exported to Belgium were Diamonds ($101M), Sawn Wood ($10.6M), and Cocoa Beans ($9.73M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to Belgium have decreased at an annualized rate of 9.19%, from $210M in 2017 to $130M in 2022.

In 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo did not export any services to Belgium.

Belgium-Democratic Republic of the Congo Trade: In 2022, Belgium exported $466M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products that Belgium exported to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($72.7M), Refined Petroleum ($61.5M), and Sauces and Seasonings ($21.3M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Belgium to Democratic Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 5.72%,  from $353M in 2017 to $466M in 2022.

In 2022, Belgium 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, Belgium ranked 19 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.25), and 13 in total exports ($475B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $130M to Belgium. The main products exported from Democratic Republic of the Congo to Belgium were Diamonds ($101M), Sawn Wood ($10.6M), and Cocoa Beans ($9.73M). During the last 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to Belgium have decreased at an annualized rate of 9.19%, from $210M in 2017 to $130M in 2022.

In 2017, Belgium exported $466M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products exported from Belgium to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($72.7M), Refined Petroleum ($61.5M), and Sauces and Seasonings ($21.3M). During the last 5 years the exports of Belgium to Democratic Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 5.72%, from $353M in 2022 to $466M in 2017.

Exports from Democratic Republic of the Congo (Flag) to Belgium (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Belgium (Flag) to Democratic Republic of the Congo (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Democratic Republic of the Congo (Flag) and Belgium (Flag)

Democratic Republic of the Congo Exports

Belgium Exports

Market Competitiveness

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Democratic Republic of the Congo
Top DestinationChina$15.6B
Belgium
Top DestinationGermany$91.9B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Democratic Republic of the Congo than Belgium included China ($15.6B), Tanzania ($1.17B), and Mozambique ($1.06B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Belgium than Democratic Republic of the Congo included Germany ($91.9B), France ($71.1B), and Netherlands ($65.7B).

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

Comparative Advantage Democratic Republic of the Congo - Belgium

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo had a large net trade with Belgium in the exports of Precious Metals ($101M), Wood Products ($11.2M), and Foodstuffs ($10.8M).

During 2017, Belgium had a large net trade with Democratic Republic of the Congo in the exports of Chemical Products ($126M), Foodstuffs ($71.6M), and Mineral Products ($62.6M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Democratic Republic of the Congo Belgium+$9.1MDiamonds
Top Product Potential Belgium Democratic Republic of the Congo+$11.5MVaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures

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 Belgium. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Democratic Republic of the Congo indicates it has a comparative advantage over Belgium. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Belgium indicates it has a comparative advantage over Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Product Space of Democratic Republic of the Congo (Flag) and Belgium (Flag) (2022)

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