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About

Switzerland-Democratic Republic of the Congo Trade: In 2023, Switzerland exported $26.6M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products that Switzerland exported to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($12.4M), Documents of title (bonds etc) and unused stamps ($5.56M), and Precious Metal Watches ($1M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Switzerland to Democratic Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 8.26%, from $17.9M in 2018 to $26.6M in 2023.

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

Democratic Republic of the Congo-Switzerland Trade: In 2023, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $1.69M to Switzerland. The main products that Democratic Republic of the Congo exported to Switzerland were Cocoa Beans ($771k), Sawn Wood ($266k), and Malt Extract ($202k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to Switzerland have decreased at an annualized rate of 67.1%,  from $438M in 2018 to $1.69M in 2023.

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

Comparison: In 2023,  Switzerland ranked 3 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.96), and 17 in total exports ($398B). 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

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In 2023, Switzerland exported $26.6M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products exported from Switzerland to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($12.4M), Documents of title (bonds etc) and unused stamps ($5.56M), and Precious Metal Watches ($1M). During the last 5 years the exports of Switzerland to Democratic Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 8.26%, from $17.9M in 2018 to $26.6M in 2023.

In 2018, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $1.69M to Switzerland. The main products exported from Democratic Republic of the Congo to Switzerland were Cocoa Beans ($771k), Sawn Wood ($266k), and Malt Extract ($202k). During the last 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to Switzerland have decreased at an annualized rate of 67.1%, from $438M in 2023 to $1.69M in 2018.

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

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

Latest Data

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

Switzerland Exports

Democratic Republic of the Congo Exports

Market Competitiveness

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Switzerland
Top Destination
Germany$53.8B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Switzerland than Democratic Republic of the Congo included Germany ($53.8B), United States ($45.1B), and China ($47.7B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Democratic Republic of the Congo than Switzerland included Zambia ($182M) and Central African Republic ($20.7M).

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

Comparative Advantage Switzerland - Democratic Republic of the Congo

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Switzerland had a large net trade with Democratic Republic of the Congo in the exports of Chemical Products ($14.2M), Paper Goods ($5.81M), and Machines ($2.78M).

During 2018, Democratic Republic of the Congo had a large net trade with Switzerland in the exports of Foodstuffs ($984k), Wood Products ($267k), and Machines ($147k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Switzerland Democratic Republic of the Congo+$2.37MVaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures
Top Product Potential Democratic Republic of the Congo Switzerland+$776kCoffee

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

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

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