2022
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GDP
$58.1BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH
98.1%CURRENT US$
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2022
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$2.14TCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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17%CURRENT US$
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2022
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GDP PC 
$586CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH
42.1%CURRENT US$
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2022
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GDP PC
$54,966CURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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4.36%CURRENT US$
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About

Democratic Republic of the Congo-Canada Trade: In 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $71.8M to Canada. The main products that Democratic Republic of the Congo exported to Canada were Refined Copper ($68.4M), Sawn Wood ($1.98M), and Insulated Wire ($425k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to Canada have increased at an annualized rate of 18.4%, from $30.9M in 2017 to $71.8M in 2022.

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

Canada-Democratic Republic of the Congo Trade: In 2022, Canada exported $26.5M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products that Canada exported to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Cars ($6.03M), Used Clothing ($3.47M), and Special purpose motor vehicles ($2.14M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Canada to Democratic Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 1.17%,  from $25M in 2017 to $26.5M in 2022.

In 2022, Canada 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, Canada ranked 31 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.92), and 9 in total exports ($587B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $71.8M to Canada. The main products exported from Democratic Republic of the Congo to Canada were Refined Copper ($68.4M), Sawn Wood ($1.98M), and Insulated Wire ($425k). During the last 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to Canada have increased at an annualized rate of 18.4%, from $30.9M in 2017 to $71.8M in 2022.

In 2017, Canada exported $26.5M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products exported from Canada to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Cars ($6.03M), Used Clothing ($3.47M), and Special purpose motor vehicles ($2.14M). During the last 5 years the exports of Canada to Democratic Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 1.17%, from $25M in 2022 to $26.5M in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

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

Democratic Republic of the Congo Exports

Canada Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Canada
Top Destination
United States$438B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Democratic Republic of the Congo than Canada included Tanzania ($1.17B), Mozambique ($1.06B), and Zambia ($656M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Canada than Democratic Republic of the Congo included United States ($438B), Japan ($14.3B), and United Kingdom ($12.9B).

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

Comparative Advantage Democratic Republic of the Congo - Canada

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo had a large net trade with Canada in the exports of Metals ($68.7M), Wood Products ($2M), and Machines ($568k).

During 2017, Canada had a large net trade with Democratic Republic of the Congo in the exports of Transportation ($8.53M), Machines ($6.72M), and Textiles ($3.77M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Democratic Republic of the Congo Canada+$28.2MRefined Copper
Top Product Potential Canada Democratic Republic of the Congo+$7.51MCars

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

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

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