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About

Belgium-Republic of the Congo Trade: In 2022, Belgium exported $209M to Republic of the Congo. The main products that Belgium exported to Republic of the Congo were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($128M), Other Locomotives ($9.66M), and Cars ($9.19M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Belgium to Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 5.97%, from $156M in 2017 to $209M in 2022.

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

Republic of the Congo-Belgium Trade: In 2022, Republic of the Congo exported $14.5M to Belgium. The main products that Republic of the Congo exported to Belgium were Sawn Wood ($8.81M), Cobalt ($1.85M), and Wood Carpentry ($1.43M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Republic of the Congo to Belgium have decreased at an annualized rate of 16.5%,  from $35.8M in 2017 to $14.5M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  Belgium ranked 19 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.25), and 13 in total exports ($475B). 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

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In 2022, Belgium exported $209M to Republic of the Congo. The main products exported from Belgium to Republic of the Congo were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($128M), Other Locomotives ($9.66M), and Cars ($9.19M). During the last 5 years the exports of Belgium to Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 5.97%, from $156M in 2017 to $209M in 2022.

In 2017, Republic of the Congo exported $14.5M to Belgium. The main products exported from Republic of the Congo to Belgium were Sawn Wood ($8.81M), Cobalt ($1.85M), and Wood Carpentry ($1.43M). During the last 5 years the exports of Republic of the Congo to Belgium have decreased at an annualized rate of 16.5%, from $35.8M in 2022 to $14.5M in 2017.

Exports from Belgium (Flag) to Republic of the Congo (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Republic of the Congo (Flag) to Belgium (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
Belgium
Top Destination
Germany$91.9B
Republic of the Congo
Top Destination
China$4.82B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Belgium than Republic of the Congo included Germany ($91.9B), France ($71.1B), and Netherlands ($65.7B).

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

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

Comparative Advantage Belgium - Republic of the Congo

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Belgium had a large net trade with Republic of the Congo in the exports of Chemical Products ($134M), Transportation ($23.1M), and Machines ($11.8M).

During 2017, Republic of the Congo had a large net trade with Belgium in the exports of Wood Products ($11.8M), Metals ($1.85M), and Vegetable Products ($609k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Belgium Republic of the Congo+$3.12MCars
Top Product Potential Republic of the Congo Belgium+$2.83MSawn 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 Belgium and Republic of the Congo. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Belgium 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 Belgium.

Product Space of Belgium (Flag) and Republic of the Congo (Flag) (2022)

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