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$58.1BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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98.1%CURRENT US$
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2022
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$113BCURRENT US$
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101%CURRENT US$
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$586CURRENT US$
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42.1%CURRENT US$
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$2,099CURRENT US$
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62.8%CURRENT US$
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About

Democratic Republic of the Congo-Kenya Trade: In 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $30.4M to Kenya. The main products that Democratic Republic of the Congo exported to Kenya were Sawn Wood ($16.7M), Perfume Plants ($5.53M), and Coffee ($2.92M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 31%, from $7.89M in 2017 to $30.4M in 2022.

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

Kenya-Democratic Republic of the Congo Trade: In 2022, Kenya exported $141M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products that Kenya exported to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Coated Flat-Rolled Iron ($23.7M), Rolled Tobacco ($22.1M), and Confectionery Sugar ($10.2M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Kenya to Democratic Republic of the Congo have decreased at an annualized rate of 5.12%,  from $184M in 2017 to $141M in 2022.

In 2022, Kenya 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, Kenya ranked 87 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.5), and 115 in total exports ($7.34B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $30.4M to Kenya. The main products exported from Democratic Republic of the Congo to Kenya were Sawn Wood ($16.7M), Perfume Plants ($5.53M), and Coffee ($2.92M). During the last 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 31%, from $7.89M in 2017 to $30.4M in 2022.

In 2017, Kenya exported $141M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products exported from Kenya to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Coated Flat-Rolled Iron ($23.7M), Rolled Tobacco ($22.1M), and Confectionery Sugar ($10.2M). During the last 5 years the exports of Kenya to Democratic Republic of the Congo have decreased at an annualized rate of 5.12%, from $184M in 2022 to $141M in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

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

Democratic Republic of the Congo Exports

Kenya Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Kenya
Top Destination
United States$722M

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Kenya than Democratic Republic of the Congo included Uganda ($677M), United States ($722M), and Pakistan ($541M).

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

Comparative Advantage Democratic Republic of the Congo - Kenya

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo had a large net trade with Kenya in the exports of Wood Products ($16.7M), Vegetable Products ($8.45M), and Paper Goods ($2.69M).

During 2017, Kenya had a large net trade with Democratic Republic of the Congo in the exports of Foodstuffs ($46.4M), Metals ($33.5M), and Chemical Products ($16.6M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Democratic Republic of the Congo Kenya+$39.1kPalm Oil
Top Product Potential Kenya Democratic Republic of the Congo+$1.01MPackaged Medicaments

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

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

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