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About

Russia-Democratic Republic of the Congo Trade: In 2022, Russia exported $135M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products that Russia exported to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Wheat ($54.5M), Sulphur ($36.3M), and Nitrogenous Fertilizers ($27.1M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Russia to Democratic Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 10.6%, from $81.4M in 2017 to $135M in 2022.

In 2020, Russia exported services to Democratic Republic of the Congo worth $5.9M, with Transportation ($5.79M), Other business services ($96k), and Financial services ($13k) being the largest in terms of value.

Democratic Republic of the Congo-Russia Trade: In 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $325k to Russia. The main products that Democratic Republic of the Congo exported to Russia were N/A. Over the past 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to Russia have increased at an annualized rate of 8.56%,  from $215k in 2017 to $325k in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  Russia ranked 47 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.43), and 12 in total exports ($486B). 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

Depth
Value

In 2022, Russia exported $135M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products exported from Russia to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Wheat ($54.5M), Sulphur ($36.3M), and Nitrogenous Fertilizers ($27.1M). During the last 5 years the exports of Russia to Democratic Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 10.6%, from $81.4M in 2017 to $135M in 2022.

In 2016, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $325k to Russia. There were not main exports from Democratic Republic of the Congo to Russia in 2016. During the last 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to Russia have increased at an annualized rate of 8.56%, from $215k in 2021 to $325k in 2016.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
Russia
Top Destination
China$101B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Russia than Democratic Republic of the Congo included China ($101B), India ($40.4B), and Germany ($27.7B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Democratic Republic of the Congo than Russia included Tanzania ($1.17B), Mozambique ($1.06B), and Zambia ($656M).

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

Comparative Advantage Russia - Democratic Republic of the Congo

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Russia had a large net trade with Democratic Republic of the Congo in the exports of Vegetable Products ($54.5M), Mineral Products ($49.1M), and Chemical Products ($28.9M).

During 2016, Democratic Republic of the Congo had a large net trade with Russia in the exports of .

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Russia Democratic Republic of the Congo+$6.62kRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Democratic Republic of the Congo Russia+$4.77kCobalt

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 Russia and Democratic Republic of the Congo. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Russia 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 Russia.

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

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