2022
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GDP
$58.1BCURRENT US$
Rnk 87 / 186
2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH
98.1%CURRENT US$
Rnk 15 / 186
2022
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 GDP
$14.6BCURRENT US$
Rnk 132 / 186
2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH
-17.4%CURRENT US$
Rnk 178 / 186
2022
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GDP PC 
$586CURRENT US$
Rnk 179 / 186
2012-2022
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GDP PC GROWTH
42.1%CURRENT US$
Rnk 45 / 186
2022
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GDP PC
$2,448CURRENT US$
Rnk 138 / 186
2012-2022
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GDP PC GROWTH
-34.8%CURRENT US$
Rnk 180 / 186

About

Democratic Republic of the Congo-Republic of the Congo Trade: In 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $56.4M to Republic of the Congo. The main products that Democratic Republic of the Congo exported to Republic of the Congo were Refined Petroleum ($55.7M), Beauty Products ($145k), and Metal Stoppers ($97.2k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to Republic of the Congo have decreased at an annualized rate of 0.13%, from $56.8M in 2017 to $56.4M in 2022.

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

Republic of the Congo-Democratic Republic of the Congo Trade: In 2022, Republic of the Congo exported $393k to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products that Republic of the Congo exported to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Used Clothing ($111k), Railway Cargo Containers ($56.1k), and Garments of Impregnated Fabric ($52.1k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Republic of the Congo to Democratic Republic of the Congo have decreased at an annualized rate of 54%,  from $19M in 2017 to $393k in 2022.

In 2022, Republic of the Congo 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, Republic of the Congo ranked 124 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.42), and 96 in total exports ($12.4B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $56.4M to Republic of the Congo. The main products exported from Democratic Republic of the Congo to Republic of the Congo were Refined Petroleum ($55.7M), Beauty Products ($145k), and Metal Stoppers ($97.2k). During the last 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to Republic of the Congo have decreased at an annualized rate of 0.13%, from $56.8M in 2017 to $56.4M in 2022.

In 2017, Republic of the Congo exported $393k to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products exported from Republic of the Congo to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Used Clothing ($111k), Railway Cargo Containers ($56.1k), and Garments of Impregnated Fabric ($52.1k). During the last 5 years the exports of Republic of the Congo to Democratic Republic of the Congo have decreased at an annualized rate of 54%, from $19M in 2022 to $393k in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

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

Democratic Republic of the Congo Exports

Republic of the Congo Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Republic of the Congo
Top Destination
China$4.82B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Democratic Republic of the Congo than Republic of the Congo included China ($15.6B), Singapore ($1.36B), and Hong Kong ($1.24B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Republic of the Congo than Democratic Republic of the Congo included India ($2.44B), United Arab Emirates ($1.87B), and Brazil ($398M).

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

Comparative Advantage Democratic Republic of the Congo - Republic of the Congo

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo had a large net trade with Republic of the Congo in the exports of Mineral Products ($55.7M), Chemical Products ($208k), and Metals ($154k).

During 2017, Republic of the Congo had a large net trade with Democratic Republic of the Congo in the exports of Textiles ($164k), Transportation ($57.6k), and Stone And Glass ($42.6k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Democratic Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo+$2.89kRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo+$4.1kRefined 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 Republic of the Congo. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Democratic Republic of the Congo indicates it has a comparative advantage over Republic of the Congo. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Republic of the Congo indicates it has a comparative advantage over Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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

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