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13%CURRENT US$
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98.1%CURRENT US$
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3.89%CURRENT US$
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$586CURRENT US$
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42.1%CURRENT US$
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About

Norway-Democratic Republic of the Congo Trade: In 2022, Norway exported $21.8M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products that Norway exported to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Refined Petroleum ($12.7M), Fish: dried, salted, smoked or in brine ($8.04M), and Navigation Equipment ($461k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Norway to Democratic Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 10.8%, from $13.1M in 2017 to $21.8M in 2022.

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

Democratic Republic of the Congo-Norway Trade: In 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $22.5k to Norway. The main products that Democratic Republic of the Congo exported to Norway were Used Clothing ($9.96k), Sawn Wood ($5.2k), and Coffee ($4.05k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to Norway have decreased at an annualized rate of 9.52%,  from $50k in 2017 to $22.5k in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  Norway ranked 43 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.54), and 28 in total exports ($285B). That same year, Democratic Republic of the Congo ranked 130 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.81), and 71 in total exports ($28.5B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Norway exported $21.8M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products exported from Norway to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Refined Petroleum ($12.7M), Fish: dried, salted, smoked or in brine ($8.04M), and Navigation Equipment ($461k). During the last 5 years the exports of Norway to Democratic Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 10.8%, from $13.1M in 2017 to $21.8M in 2022.

In 2017, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $22.5k to Norway. The main products exported from Democratic Republic of the Congo to Norway were Used Clothing ($9.96k), Sawn Wood ($5.2k), and Coffee ($4.05k). During the last 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to Norway have decreased at an annualized rate of 9.52%, from $50k in 2022 to $22.5k in 2017.

Exports from Norway (Flag) to Democratic Republic of the Congo (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Democratic Republic of the Congo (Flag) to Norway (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
Norway
Top Destination
Germany$78.1B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Norway than Democratic Republic of the Congo included Germany ($78.1B), United Kingdom ($59.1B), and France ($25.9B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Democratic Republic of the Congo than Norway included China ($15.6B), Tanzania ($1.17B), and Mozambique ($1.06B).

Difference in imports from Democratic Republic of the Congo (Flag) and Norway (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Norway - Democratic Republic of the Congo

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Norway had a large net trade with Democratic Republic of the Congo in the exports of Mineral Products ($12.7M), Animal Products ($8.18M), and Machines ($550k).

During 2017, Democratic Republic of the Congo had a large net trade with Norway in the exports of Textiles ($10.7k), Wood Products ($5.81k), and Vegetable Products ($4.05k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Norway Democratic Republic of the Congo+$439kNon-fillet Frozen Fish
Top Product Potential Democratic Republic of the Congo Norway+$42.4kSawn 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 Norway and Democratic Republic of the Congo. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Norway indicates it has a comparative advantage over Democratic Republic of the Congo. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Democratic Republic of the Congo indicates it has a comparative advantage over Norway.

Product Space of Norway (Flag) and Democratic Republic of the Congo (Flag) (2022)

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