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24.6%CURRENT US$
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20.2%CURRENT US$
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$586CURRENT US$
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About

Thailand-Democratic Republic of the Congo Trade: In 2022, Thailand exported $55.1M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products that Thailand exported to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Rice ($17.3M), Sulfites ($8.12M), and Large Construction Vehicles ($6.52M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Thailand to Democratic Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 25%, from $18.1M in 2017 to $55.1M in 2022.

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

Democratic Republic of the Congo-Thailand Trade: In 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $296M to Thailand. The main products that Democratic Republic of the Congo exported to Thailand were Refined Copper ($289M), Other Ores ($6.28M), and Scrap Copper ($366k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to Thailand have increased at an annualized rate of 42.1%,  from $51.1M in 2017 to $296M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  Thailand ranked 29 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.96), and 27 in total exports ($312B). 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, Thailand exported $55.1M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products exported from Thailand to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Rice ($17.3M), Sulfites ($8.12M), and Large Construction Vehicles ($6.52M). During the last 5 years the exports of Thailand to Democratic Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 25%, from $18.1M in 2017 to $55.1M in 2022.

In 2017, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $296M to Thailand. The main products exported from Democratic Republic of the Congo to Thailand were Refined Copper ($289M), Other Ores ($6.28M), and Scrap Copper ($366k). During the last 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to Thailand have increased at an annualized rate of 42.1%, from $51.1M in 2022 to $296M in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Thailand (Flag) and Democratic Republic of the Congo (Flag)

Thailand Exports

Democratic Republic of the Congo Exports

Market Competitiveness

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Thailand
Top Destination
United States$53.4B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Thailand than Democratic Republic of the Congo included United States ($53.4B), Japan ($24.6B), and China ($35.3B).

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

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

Comparative Advantage Thailand - Democratic Republic of the Congo

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Thailand had a large net trade with Democratic Republic of the Congo in the exports of Vegetable Products ($17.4M), Chemical Products ($9.86M), and Plastics and Rubbers ($9.43M).

During 2017, Democratic Republic of the Congo had a large net trade with Thailand in the exports of Metals ($289M), Mineral Products ($6.28M), and Machines ($32.8k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Thailand Democratic Republic of the Congo+$1.58MCars
Top Product Potential Democratic Republic of the Congo Thailand+$77.5MRefined 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 Thailand and Democratic Republic of the Congo. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Thailand 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 Thailand.

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

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