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2023
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Exports $94.2kRnk 58 / 101
2023
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Top Product $38.9kCars
2023
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Exports $280kRnk 56 / 120
2023
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Top Product $98.9kMotorcycles and cycles
2023
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -1.94Rnk 130 / 132
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -0.43Rnk 83 / 132
2023
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GDP$66.4BCURRENT US$
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2013-2023
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GDP GROWTH103%CURRENT US$
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2023
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 GDP$19.7BCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH57.2%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 GROWTH45.5%CURRENT US$
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2023
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GDP PC$1,394CURRENT US$
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2013-2023
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GDP PC GROWTH19.3%CURRENT US$
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Democratic Republic of the Congo-Benin Trade: In 2023, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $94.2k to Benin. The main products that Democratic Republic of the Congo exported to Benin were Cars ($38.9k), Motorcycles and cycles ($26.4k), and Used Clothing ($11.5k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to Benin have decreased at an annualized rate of 44.7%, from $1.82M in 2018 to $94.2k in 2023.

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

Benin-Democratic Republic of the Congo Trade: In 2023, Benin exported $280k to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products that Benin exported to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Motorcycles and cycles ($98.9k), Other Oily Seeds ($97.3k), and Medical Instruments ($34.6k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Benin to Democratic Republic of the Congo have decreased at an annualized rate of 33.1%,  from $2.1M in 2018 to $280k in 2023.

In 2023, Benin 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, Benin ranked 83 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.43), and 146 in total exports ($1.93B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $94.2k to Benin. The main products exported from Democratic Republic of the Congo to Benin were Cars ($38.9k), Motorcycles and cycles ($26.4k), and Used Clothing ($11.5k). During the last 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to Benin have decreased at an annualized rate of 44.7%, from $1.82M in 2018 to $94.2k in 2023.

In 2018, Benin exported $280k to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products exported from Benin to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Motorcycles and cycles ($98.9k), Other Oily Seeds ($97.3k), and Medical Instruments ($34.6k). During the last 5 years the exports of Benin to Democratic Republic of the Congo have decreased at an annualized rate of 33.1%, from $2.1M in 2023 to $280k in 2018.

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

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

Latest Data

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

Democratic Republic of the Congo Exports

Benin Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Top DestinationChina$14.3B
Benin
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$803M

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Democratic Republic of the Congo than Benin included China ($14.3B), Spain ($672M), and United Arab Emirates ($1.45B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Benin than Democratic Republic of the Congo included Bangladesh ($391M), Togo ($53.9M), and Pakistan ($44.1M).

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

Comparative Advantage Democratic Republic of the Congo - Benin

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Democratic Republic of the Congo had a large net trade with Benin in the exports of Transportation ($65.3k), Textiles ($14.5k), and Machines ($5.96k).

During 2018, Benin had a large net trade with Democratic Republic of the Congo in the exports of Transportation ($101k), Vegetable Products ($97.3k), and Instruments ($34.6k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Democratic Republic of the Congo Benin+$22.1kInsulated Wire
Top Product Potential Benin Democratic Republic of the Congo+$19kOther Oily Seeds

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

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

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