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2022
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Exports $543MRnk 12 / 128
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Top Product $521MRefined Copper
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Exports $82MRnk 97 / 219
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Top Product $56.7MRefined Petroleum
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -1.81Rnk 130 / 133
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.97Rnk 2 / 133
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GDP$58.1BCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH98.1%CURRENT US$
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 GDP$808BCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH17.7%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC $586CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH42.1%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC$92,101CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH7.3%CURRENT US$
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Democratic Republic of the Congo-Switzerland Trade: In 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $543M to Switzerland. The main products that Democratic Republic of the Congo exported to Switzerland were Refined Copper ($521M), Cobalt Oxides and Hydroxides ($18.1M), and Collector's Items ($1.21M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to Switzerland have increased at an annualized rate of 5.91%, from $407M in 2017 to $543M in 2022.

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

Switzerland-Democratic Republic of the Congo Trade: In 2022, Switzerland exported $82M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products that Switzerland exported to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Refined Petroleum ($56.7M), Documents of title (bonds etc) and unused stamps ($13.2M), and Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($874k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Switzerland to Democratic Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 47.2%,  from $11.9M in 2017 to $82M in 2022.

In 2022, Switzerland 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, Switzerland ranked 2 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.97), and 17 in total exports ($402B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $543M to Switzerland. The main products exported from Democratic Republic of the Congo to Switzerland were Refined Copper ($521M), Cobalt Oxides and Hydroxides ($18.1M), and Collector's Items ($1.21M). During the last 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to Switzerland have increased at an annualized rate of 5.91%, from $407M in 2017 to $543M in 2022.

In 2017, Switzerland exported $82M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products exported from Switzerland to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Refined Petroleum ($56.7M), Documents of title (bonds etc) and unused stamps ($13.2M), and Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($874k). During the last 5 years the exports of Switzerland to Democratic Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 47.2%, from $11.9M in 2022 to $82M in 2017.

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

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

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

Democratic Republic of the Congo Exports

Switzerland Exports

Market Competitiveness

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Democratic Republic of the Congo
Top DestinationChina$15.6B
Switzerland
Top DestinationUnited States$61.7B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Switzerland than Democratic Republic of the Congo included United States ($61.7B), Germany ($53.5B), and China ($44.1B).

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

Comparative Advantage Democratic Republic of the Congo - Switzerland

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Scale

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

During 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo had a large net trade with Switzerland in the exports of Metals ($521M), Chemical Products ($18.2M), and Arts and Antiques ($1.34M).

During 2017, Switzerland had a large net trade with Democratic Republic of the Congo in the exports of Mineral Products ($56.7M), Paper Goods ($13.4M), and Machines ($3.51M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Democratic Republic of the Congo Switzerland+$776kCoffee
Top Product Potential Switzerland Democratic Republic of the Congo+$2.37MVaccines, 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 Switzerland. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Democratic Republic of the Congo indicates it has a comparative advantage over Switzerland. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Switzerland indicates it has a comparative advantage over Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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

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