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2023
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Exports $277MRnk 8 / 101
2023
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Top Product $141MRefined Petroleum
2023
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Exports $178MRnk 140 / 220
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Top Product $31.8MPoultry Meat
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -1.94Rnk 130 / 132
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.5Rnk 10 / 132
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GDP$66.4BCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH103%CURRENT US$
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 GDP$27.7TCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH64.2%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC $628CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH45.5%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC$82,769CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH55%CURRENT US$
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About

Democratic Republic of the Congo-United States Trade: In 2023, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $277M to United States. The main products that Democratic Republic of the Congo exported to United States were Refined Petroleum ($141M), Refined Copper ($106M), and Sawn Wood ($9.24M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 40.8%, from $50M in 2018 to $277M in 2023.

In 2023, Democratic Republic of the Congo did not export any services to United States.

United States-Democratic Republic of the Congo Trade: In 2023, United States exported $178M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products that United States exported to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Poultry Meat ($31.8M), Delivery Trucks ($21M), and Cereal Meal and Pellets ($18.6M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United States to Democratic Republic of the Congo have decreased at an annualized rate of 39%,  from $2.11B in 2018 to $178M in 2023.

In 2023, United States did not export any services to Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Comparison: In 2023,  Democratic Republic of the Congo ranked 130 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.94), and 78 in total exports ($20.7B). That same year, United States ranked 10 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.5), and 2 in total exports ($1.86T).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $277M to United States. The main products exported from Democratic Republic of the Congo to United States were Refined Petroleum ($141M), Refined Copper ($106M), and Sawn Wood ($9.24M). During the last 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 40.8%, from $50M in 2018 to $277M in 2023.

In 2018, United States exported $178M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products exported from United States to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Poultry Meat ($31.8M), Delivery Trucks ($21M), and Cereal Meal and Pellets ($18.6M). During the last 5 years the exports of United States to Democratic Republic of the Congo have decreased at an annualized rate of 39%, from $2.11B in 2023 to $178M in 2018.

Exports from Democratic Republic of the Congo (Flag) to United States (Flag) (2023)

Exports from United States (Flag) to Democratic Republic of the Congo (Flag) (2023)

Latest Data

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

Democratic Republic of the Congo Exports

United States Exports

Market Competitiveness

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Democratic Republic of the Congo
Top DestinationChina$14.3B
United States
Top DestinationCanada$269B

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

In 2023, no countries were registered that imported more from Democratic Republic of the Congo than from United States.

In 2023, countries that imported more from United States than Democratic Republic of the Congo included Canada ($269B), Mexico ($243B), and China ($154B).

Difference in imports from United States (Flag) and Democratic Republic of the Congo (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage Democratic Republic of the Congo - United States

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Democratic Republic of the Congo had a large net trade with United States in the exports of Mineral Products ($141M), Metals ($115M), and Wood Products ($9.3M).

During 2018, United States had a large net trade with Democratic Republic of the Congo in the exports of Transportation ($44.4M), Animal Products ($31.8M), and Machines ($30.2M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Democratic Republic of the Congo United States+$145MRefined Copper
Top Product Potential United States Democratic Republic of the Congo+$10.2MVaccines, 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 United States. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Democratic Republic of the Congo indicates it has a comparative advantage over United States. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of United States indicates it has a comparative advantage over Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Product Space of Democratic Republic of the Congo (Flag) and United States (Flag) (2023)

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