Democratic Republic of the Congo (COD) and South Africa (ZAF) Trade

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Democratic Republic of the Congo-South Africa Trade: In 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $2.85B to South Africa. The main products that Democratic Republic of the Congo exported to South Africa were Refined Copper ($105M), Precious Metal Scraps ($8.71M), and Raw Zinc ($7.85M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to South Africa have increased at an annualized rate of 95%, from $101M in 2017 to $2.85B in 2022.

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

South Africa-Democratic Republic of the Congo Trade: In 2022, South Africa exported $940M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products that South Africa exported to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Refined Petroleum ($111M), Liquid Pumps ($89.7M), and Excavation Machinery ($69.8M). Over the past 5 years the exports of South Africa to Democratic Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 37%, from $194M in 2017 to $940M in 2022.

In 2022, South Africa 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, South Africa ranked 59 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.076), and 34 in total exports ($147B).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $2.85B to South Africa. The main products exported from Democratic Republic of the Congo to South Africa were Refined Copper ($105M), Precious Metal Scraps ($8.71M), and Raw Zinc ($7.85M). During the last 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to South Africa have increased at an annualized rate of 95%, from $101M in 2017 to $2.85B in 2022.

In 2017, South Africa exported $940M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products exported from South Africa to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Refined Petroleum ($111M), Liquid Pumps ($89.7M), and Excavation Machinery ($69.8M). During the last 22 years the exports of South Africa to Democratic Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 37%, from $194M in 1995 to $940M in 2017.

Exports from Democratic Republic of the Congo () to South Africa () (2022)

Exports from South Africa () to Democratic Republic of the Congo () (2022)

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Trade between Democratic Republic of the Congo () and South Africa ()

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Democratic Republic of the Congo
Top DestinationChina$15.6B

South Africa
Top DestinationChina$23.4B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Democratic Republic of the Congo than South Africa included Tanzania ($1.17B), Singapore ($1.36B), and Portugal ($573M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from South Africa than Democratic Republic of the Congo included United States ($10.9B), Germany ($9.96B), and India ($9.14B).

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

Comparative Advantage Democratic Republic of the Congo - South Africa

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

During 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo had a large net trade with South Africa in the exports of Metals ($115M), Precious Metals ($9.09M), and Transportation ($7.74M).

During 2017, South Africa had a large net trade with Democratic Republic of the Congo in the exports of Machines ($550M), Chemical Products ($196M), and Metals ($184M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Democratic Republic of the Congo South Africa+$16.6MRefined Copper

Top Product Potential South Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo+$8.83MDelivery Trucks

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

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This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Africa. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Democratic Republic of the Congo indicates it has a comparative advantage over South Africa. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of South Africa indicates it has a comparative advantage over Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Democratic Republic of the Congo () to South Africa () (2022)

Exports from South Africa () to Democratic Republic of the Congo () (2022)

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Trade between Democratic Republic of the Congo () and South Africa ()

Democratic Republic of the Congo Exports

South Africa Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Democratic Republic of the Congo - South Africa

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Democratic Republic of the Congo () and South Africa () (2022)

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