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$1.67TCURRENT US$
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30.3%CURRENT US$
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$14.6BCURRENT US$
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-17.4%CURRENT US$
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$32,255CURRENT US$
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26.7%CURRENT US$
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$2,448CURRENT US$
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-34.8%CURRENT US$
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About

South Korea-Republic of the Congo Trade: In 2022, South Korea exported $26.5M to Republic of the Congo. The main products that South Korea exported to Republic of the Congo were Propylene Polymers ($6.03M), Other Plastic Products ($4.05M), and Non-Retail Synthetic Filament Yarn ($2.64M). Over the past 5 years the exports of South Korea to Republic of the Congo have decreased at an annualized rate of 10.3%, from $45.7M in 2017 to $26.5M in 2022.

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

Republic of the Congo-South Korea Trade: In 2022, Republic of the Congo exported $7.74M to South Korea. The main products that Republic of the Congo exported to South Korea were Scrap Copper ($3.57M), Raw Lead ($2.6M), and Raw Zinc ($703k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Republic of the Congo to South Korea have decreased at an annualized rate of 10.3%,  from $18.4M in 2017 to $7.74M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  South Korea ranked 4 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.78), and 5 in total exports ($705B). That same year, Republic of the Congo ranked 124 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.42), and 96 in total exports ($12.4B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, South Korea exported $26.5M to Republic of the Congo. The main products exported from South Korea to Republic of the Congo were Propylene Polymers ($6.03M), Other Plastic Products ($4.05M), and Non-Retail Synthetic Filament Yarn ($2.64M). During the last 5 years the exports of South Korea to Republic of the Congo have decreased at an annualized rate of 10.3%, from $45.7M in 2017 to $26.5M in 2022.

In 2017, Republic of the Congo exported $7.74M to South Korea. The main products exported from Republic of the Congo to South Korea were Scrap Copper ($3.57M), Raw Lead ($2.6M), and Raw Zinc ($703k). During the last 5 years the exports of Republic of the Congo to South Korea have decreased at an annualized rate of 10.3%, from $18.4M in 2022 to $7.74M in 2017.

Exports from South Korea (Flag) to Republic of the Congo (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Republic of the Congo (Flag) to South Korea (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
South Korea
Top Destination
China$150B
Republic of the Congo
Top Destination
China$4.82B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from South Korea than Republic of the Congo included China ($150B), United States ($112B), and Vietnam ($60.7B).

In 2022, no countries were registered that imported more from Republic of the Congo than from South Korea.

Difference in imports from Republic of the Congo (Flag) and South Korea (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage South Korea - Republic of the Congo

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, South Korea had a large net trade with Republic of the Congo in the exports of Plastics and Rubbers ($12.9M), Chemical Products ($4.54M), and Textiles ($3.83M).

During 2017, Republic of the Congo had a large net trade with South Korea in the exports of Metals ($6.87M), Wood Products ($640k), and Vegetable Products ($142k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential South Korea Republic of the Congo+$2.32MCars
Top Product Potential Republic of the Congo South Korea+$1.53MScrap Copper

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 South Korea and Republic of the Congo. This means that a dot/product with the flag of South Korea 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 South Korea.

Product Space of South Korea (Flag) and Republic of the Congo (Flag) (2022)

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