Republic of the Congo (COG) and Saudi Arabia (SAU) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Republic of the Congo-Saudi Arabia Trade: In 2023, Republic of the Congo exported $644M to Saudi Arabia. The main products that Republic of the Congo exported to Saudi Arabia were Refined Copper ($643M), Sawn Wood ($647k), and Wood Fiberboard ($89.5k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Republic of the Congo to Saudi Arabia have increased at an annualized rate of 101%, from $19.4M in 2018 to $644M in 2023.

In 2023, Republic of the Congo did not export any services to Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia-Republic of the Congo Trade: In 2023, Saudi Arabia exported $4.81M to Republic of the Congo. The main products that Saudi Arabia exported to Republic of the Congo were Ethylene Polymers ($1.21M), Propylene Polymers ($1.2M), and Stranded Copper Wire ($612k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Saudi Arabia to Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 10.7%, from $2.89M in 2018 to $4.81M in 2023.

In 2023, Saudi Arabia did not export any services to Republic of the Congo.

Comparison: In 2023, Republic of the Congo ranked 128 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.73), and 96 in total exports ($11.8B). That same year, Saudi Arabia ranked 36 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.76), and 26 in total exports ($300B).

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Trade between Republic of the Congo () and Saudi Arabia ()

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Republic of the Congo
Top DestinationChina$5.45B

Saudi Arabia
Top DestinationChina$64.4B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Republic of the Congo than Saudi Arabia included Croatia ($78.7M), Mauritius ($38.7M), and Central African Republic ($5.07M).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Saudi Arabia than Republic of the Congo included China ($64.4B), Japan ($34.7B), and India ($34.8B).

Difference in imports from Saudi Arabia () and Republic of the Congo () (2023)

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Top Product Potential Republic of the Congo Saudi Arabia+$6.72kCrude Petroleum

Top Product Potential Saudi Arabia Republic of the Congo+N/AN/A

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

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Trade between Republic of the Congo () and Saudi Arabia ()

Republic of the Congo Exports

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Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Saudi Arabia () and Republic of the Congo () (2023)

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Product Space of Republic of the Congo () and Saudi Arabia () (NaN)

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