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$2.14TCURRENT US$
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16%CURRENT US$
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$66.4BCURRENT US$
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103%CURRENT US$
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$53,431CURRENT US$
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1.51%CURRENT US$
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$628CURRENT US$
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45.5%CURRENT US$
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About

Canada-Democratic Republic of the Congo Trade: In 2023, Canada exported $16.5M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products that Canada exported to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Cars ($6.24M), Used Clothing ($2.11M), and Stone Processing Machines ($1.03M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Canada to Democratic Republic of the Congo have decreased at an annualized rate of 4.86%, from $21.2M in 2018 to $16.5M in 2023.

In 2023, Canada did not export any services to Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Democratic Republic of the Congo-Canada Trade: In 2023, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $124M to Canada. The main products that Democratic Republic of the Congo exported to Canada were Refined Copper ($121M), Sawn Wood ($1.83M), and Coffee ($123k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to Canada have increased at an annualized rate of 7.82%,  from $85M in 2018 to $124M in 2023.

In 2023, Democratic Republic of the Congo did not export any services to Canada.

Comparison: In 2023,  Canada ranked 30 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.9), and 10 in total exports ($574B). That same year, Democratic Republic of the Congo ranked 130 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.94), and 78 in total exports ($20.7B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, Canada exported $16.5M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products exported from Canada to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Cars ($6.24M), Used Clothing ($2.11M), and Stone Processing Machines ($1.03M). During the last 5 years the exports of Canada to Democratic Republic of the Congo have decreased at an annualized rate of 4.86%, from $21.2M in 2018 to $16.5M in 2023.

In 2018, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $124M to Canada. The main products exported from Democratic Republic of the Congo to Canada were Refined Copper ($121M), Sawn Wood ($1.83M), and Coffee ($123k). During the last 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to Canada have increased at an annualized rate of 7.82%, from $85M in 2023 to $124M in 2018.

Exports from Canada (Flag) to Democratic Republic of the Congo (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Democratic Republic of the Congo (Flag) to Canada (Flag) (2023)

Market Competitiveness

Color
Canada
Top Destination
United States$410B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Canada than Democratic Republic of the Congo included United States ($410B), United Kingdom ($18B), and China ($31.1B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Democratic Republic of the Congo than Canada included Egypt ($532M), Zambia ($182M), and Namibia ($60.2M).

Difference in imports from Democratic Republic of the Congo (Flag) and Canada (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage Canada - Democratic Republic of the Congo

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Canada had a large net trade with Democratic Republic of the Congo in the exports of Transportation ($6.81M), Machines ($4.96M), and Textiles ($2.12M).

During 2018, Democratic Republic of the Congo had a large net trade with Canada in the exports of Metals ($121M), Wood Products ($1.83M), and Machines ($249k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Canada Democratic Republic of the Congo+$7.51MCars
Top Product Potential Democratic Republic of the Congo Canada+$28.2MRefined 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 Canada and Democratic Republic of the Congo. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Canada 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 Canada.

Product Space of Canada (Flag) and Democratic Republic of the Congo (Flag) (2023)

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