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$3.05TCURRENT US$
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8.37%CURRENT US$
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$15.3BCURRENT US$
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-14.7%CURRENT US$
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$44,691CURRENT US$
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4.74%CURRENT US$
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$2,478CURRENT US$
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-33%CURRENT US$
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About

France-Republic of the Congo Trade: In 2023, France exported $368M to Republic of the Congo. The main products that France exported to Republic of the Congo were Packaged Medicaments ($29.5M), Refined Petroleum ($17.8M), and Malt Extract ($13.7M). Over the past 5 years the exports of France to Republic of the Congo have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.77%, from $403M in 2018 to $368M in 2023.

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

Republic of the Congo-France Trade: In 2023, Republic of the Congo exported $37.9M to France. The main products that Republic of the Congo exported to France were Sawn Wood ($15.7M), Rough Wood ($8.1M), and Wood Carpentry ($6.37M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Republic of the Congo to France have decreased at an annualized rate of 4.78%,  from $53.4M in 2018 to $37.9M in 2023.

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

Comparison: In 2023,  France ranked 16 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.34), and 7 in total exports ($635B). That same year, Republic of the Congo ranked 128 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.73), and 96 in total exports ($11.8B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, France exported $368M to Republic of the Congo. The main products exported from France to Republic of the Congo were Packaged Medicaments ($29.5M), Refined Petroleum ($17.8M), and Malt Extract ($13.7M). During the last 5 years the exports of France to Republic of the Congo have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.77%, from $403M in 2018 to $368M in 2023.

In 2018, Republic of the Congo exported $37.9M to France. The main products exported from Republic of the Congo to France were Sawn Wood ($15.7M), Rough Wood ($8.1M), and Wood Carpentry ($6.37M). During the last 5 years the exports of Republic of the Congo to France have decreased at an annualized rate of 4.78%, from $53.4M in 2023 to $37.9M in 2018.

Exports from France (Flag) to Republic of the Congo (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Republic of the Congo (Flag) to France (Flag) (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between France (Flag) and Republic of the Congo (Flag)

France Exports

Republic of the Congo Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
France
Top Destination
Germany$72.8B
Republic of the Congo
Top Destination
China$5.45B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from France than Republic of the Congo included Germany ($72.8B), Italy ($56.3B), and United States ($51.2B).

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

Difference in imports from Republic of the Congo (Flag) and France (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage France - Republic of the Congo

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, France had a large net trade with Republic of the Congo in the exports of Machines ($107M), Foodstuffs ($68.2M), and Chemical Products ($60.4M).

During 2018, Republic of the Congo had a large net trade with France in the exports of Wood Products ($34M), Machines ($1.22M), and Vegetable Products ($1.13M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential France Republic of the Congo+$1.85MCars
Top Product Potential Republic of the Congo France+$5.5MSawn Wood

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

Product Space of France (Flag) and Republic of the Congo (Flag) (2023)

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