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2022
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Exports $60kRnk 86 / 128
2022
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Top Product $31.7kUsed Clothing
2022
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Exports $1.41MRnk 65 / 133
2022
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Top Product $1.15MMalt Extract
2022
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -1.81Rnk 130 / 133
2022
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -1.32Rnk 122 / 133
2022
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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$72.8BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH76.5%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$2,176CURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP PC GROWTH41.6%CURRENT US$
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Democratic Republic of the Congo-Ghana Trade: In 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $60k to Ghana. The main products that Democratic Republic of the Congo exported to Ghana were Used Clothing ($31.7k), Other Synthetic Fabrics ($26.6k), and Surveying Equipment ($1.49k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to Ghana have decreased at an annualized rate of 45.1%, from $1.21M in 2017 to $60k in 2022.

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

Ghana-Democratic Republic of the Congo Trade: In 2022, Ghana exported $1.41M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products that Ghana exported to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Malt Extract ($1.15M), Other Oily Seeds ($60.3k), and Computers ($41.2k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Ghana to Democratic Republic of the Congo have decreased at an annualized rate of 7.9%,  from $2.13M in 2017 to $1.41M in 2022.

In 2022, Ghana 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, Ghana ranked 122 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.32), and 79 in total exports ($20B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $60k to Ghana. The main products exported from Democratic Republic of the Congo to Ghana were Used Clothing ($31.7k), Other Synthetic Fabrics ($26.6k), and Surveying Equipment ($1.49k). During the last 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to Ghana have decreased at an annualized rate of 45.1%, from $1.21M in 2017 to $60k in 2022.

In 2017, Ghana exported $1.41M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products exported from Ghana to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Malt Extract ($1.15M), Other Oily Seeds ($60.3k), and Computers ($41.2k). During the last 5 years the exports of Ghana to Democratic Republic of the Congo have decreased at an annualized rate of 7.9%, from $2.13M in 2022 to $1.41M in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

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

Democratic Republic of the Congo Exports

Market Competitiveness

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Democratic Republic of the Congo
Top DestinationChina$15.6B
Ghana
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$4.72B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Ghana than Democratic Republic of the Congo included United Arab Emirates ($4.72B), Switzerland ($3.37B), and United States ($2.83B).

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

Comparative Advantage Democratic Republic of the Congo - Ghana

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo had a large net trade with Ghana in the exports of Textiles ($58.3k), Instruments ($1.49k), and Animal Products ($224).

During 2017, Ghana had a large net trade with Democratic Republic of the Congo in the exports of Foodstuffs ($1.15M), Machines ($62.7k), and Vegetable Products ($60.3k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Democratic Republic of the Congo Ghana+$3.33kRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Ghana Democratic Republic of the Congo+$2.66kRefined 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 Ghana. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Democratic Republic of the Congo indicates it has a comparative advantage over Ghana. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Ghana indicates it has a comparative advantage over Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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

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