2023
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GDP
$66.4BCURRENT US$
Rnk 87 / 195
2013-2023
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GDP GROWTH
103%CURRENT US$
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2023
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 GDP
$84.8BCURRENT US$
Rnk 73 / 195
2013-2023
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GDP GROWTH
-35.9%CURRENT US$
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2023
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GDP PC 
$628CURRENT US$
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2013-2023
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GDP PC GROWTH
45.5%CURRENT US$
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2023
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GDP PC
$2,308CURRENT US$
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2013-2023
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GDP PC GROWTH
-54.4%CURRENT US$
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About

Democratic Republic of the Congo-Angola Trade: In 2023, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $3.16M to Angola. The main products that Democratic Republic of the Congo exported to Angola were Beauty Products ($560k), Packaged Medicaments ($273k), and Soap ($217k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to Angola have decreased at an annualized rate of 30.6%, from $19.6M in 2018 to $3.16M in 2023.

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

Angola-Democratic Republic of the Congo Trade: In 2023, Angola exported $127M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products that Angola exported to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Raw Iron Bars ($15.9M), Iron Ingots ($14.5M), and Wheat Flours ($9.76M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Angola to Democratic Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 9.76%,  from $79.5M in 2018 to $127M in 2023.

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

Comparison: In 2023,  Democratic Republic of the Congo ranked 130 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.94), and 78 in total exports ($20.7B). That same year, Angola ranked 120 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.23), and 62 in total exports ($42.6B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $3.16M to Angola. The main products exported from Democratic Republic of the Congo to Angola were Beauty Products ($560k), Packaged Medicaments ($273k), and Soap ($217k). During the last 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to Angola have decreased at an annualized rate of 30.6%, from $19.6M in 2018 to $3.16M in 2023.

In 2018, Angola exported $127M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products exported from Angola to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Raw Iron Bars ($15.9M), Iron Ingots ($14.5M), and Wheat Flours ($9.76M). During the last 5 years the exports of Angola to Democratic Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 9.76%, from $79.5M in 2023 to $127M in 2018.

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

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

Latest Data

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

Democratic Republic of the Congo Exports

Angola Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Angola
Top Destination
China$17.1B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Democratic Republic of the Congo than Angola included Egypt ($532M), Saudi Arabia ($358M), and Zambia ($182M).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Angola than Democratic Republic of the Congo included India ($3.87B), China ($17.1B), and Netherlands ($2.09B).

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

Comparative Advantage Democratic Republic of the Congo - Angola

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Democratic Republic of the Congo had a large net trade with Angola in the exports of Chemical Products ($1.24M), Machines ($369k), and Metals ($354k).

During 2018, Angola had a large net trade with Democratic Republic of the Congo in the exports of Metals ($37.1M), Vegetable Products ($25.9M), and Foodstuffs ($21.5M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Democratic Republic of the Congo Angola+$4.4kRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Angola Democratic Republic of the Congo+$4.54kRefined Petroleum

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 Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Democratic Republic of the Congo indicates it has a comparative advantage over Angola. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Angola indicates it has a comparative advantage over Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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

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