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2022
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Exports $5.06BRnk 74 / 211
2022
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Top Product $255MStone Processing Machines
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Exports $15.6BRnk 1 / 128
2022
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Top Product $6.72BRefined Copper
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.12Rnk 22 / 133
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -1.81Rnk 130 / 133
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GDP$18TCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH111%CURRENT US$
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 GDP$58.1BCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH98.1%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC $12,720CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH102%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC$586CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH42.1%CURRENT US$
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About

China-Democratic Republic of the Congo Trade: In 2022, China exported $5.06B to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products that China exported to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Stone Processing Machines ($255M), Delivery Trucks ($233M), and Iron Structures ($210M). Over the past 5 years the exports of China to Democratic Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 36.7%, from $1.06B in 2017 to $5.06B in 2022.

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

Democratic Republic of the Congo-China Trade: In 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $15.6B to China. The main products that Democratic Republic of the Congo exported to China were Refined Copper ($6.72B), Cobalt ($5.74B), and Raw Copper ($1.37B). Over the past 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to China have increased at an annualized rate of 31.5%,  from $3.96B in 2017 to $15.6B in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  China ranked 22 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.12), and 1 in total exports ($3.73T). 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).

Latest Trends

September, 2024

About

Overview In September 2024, China exported $305M and imported $1.74B from Democratic Republic of the Congo, resulting in a negative trade balance of $1.43B. Between September 2023 and September 2024 the exports of China have decreased by $-19.7M (-6.07%) from $325M to $305M, while imports increased by $630M (56.8%) from $1.11B to $1.74B.

Trade In September 2024, the top exports of China to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Iron Structures ($39.5M), Delivery Trucks ($24.8M), Stone Processing Machines ($23.4M), Electrical Control Boards ($14.3M), and Rubber Footwear ($13.2M). In September 2024 the top imports of China from Democratic Republic of the Congo were Refined Copper ($729M), Copper Ore ($280M), Cobalt ($273M), Raw Copper ($136M), and Tin Ores ($51.6M).

Origins In September 2024 the exports of China were mainly from Guangdong Province ($46.8M), Hainan Province ($43.1M), Zhejiang Province ($39.5M), Shandong Province ($29M), and Beijing ($24.5M), while imports destinations were mainly Zhejiang Province ($520M), Jiangsu Province ($193M), Fujian Province ($119M), Hunan Province ($118M), and Shanghai Province ($107M).

Growth In September 2024, the decrease in China's year-by-year exports to Democratic Republic of the Congo was explained primarily by an decrease in product exports in Stone Processing Machines ($-10.2M or -30.4%), Other Plastic Products ($-9.83M or -82.6%), and Electric Generating Sets ($-6.61M or -53.9%). In September 2024, the increase in China's year-by-year imports  from Democratic Republic of the Congo was explained primarily by an increase in product imports  in Refined Copper ($298M or 69.3%), Copper Ore ($195M or 228%), and Copper Alloys ($18.6M or 1.02k%).

Latest Trade

Time Scale
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EXPORT GROWTH (September 2023 - September 2024)$-19.7M(-6.07%)
IMPORT GROWTH (September 2023 - September 2024)$630M(56.8%)
MAIN EXPORTER (September 2024)Guangdong Province$46.8M

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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Value

In 2022, China exported $5.06B to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products exported from China to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Stone Processing Machines ($255M), Delivery Trucks ($233M), and Iron Structures ($210M). During the last 5 years the exports of China to Democratic Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 36.7%, from $1.06B in 2017 to $5.06B in 2022.

In 2017, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $15.6B to China. The main products exported from Democratic Republic of the Congo to China were Refined Copper ($6.72B), Cobalt ($5.74B), and Raw Copper ($1.37B). During the last 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to China have increased at an annualized rate of 31.5%, from $3.96B in 2022 to $15.6B in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

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

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

Comparative Advantage China - Democratic Republic of the Congo

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

During 2022, China had a large net trade with Democratic Republic of the Congo in the exports of Machines ($2.08B), Metals ($826M), and Transportation ($502M).

During 2017, Democratic Republic of the Congo had a large net trade with China in the exports of Metals ($14.1B), Mineral Products ($1.46B), and Wood Products ($23M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential China Democratic Republic of the Congo+$62.7MTelephones
Top Product Potential Democratic Republic of the Congo China+$599MCopper Ore

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

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

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