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2022
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Exports $15.6BRnk 1 / 128
2022
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Top Product $6.72BRefined Copper
2022
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Exports $5.06BRnk 74 / 211
2022
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Top Product $255MStone Processing Machines
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -1.81Rnk 130 / 133
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.12Rnk 22 / 133
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GDP$58.1BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH98.1%CURRENT US$
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 GDP$18TCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH111%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC $586CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH42.1%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC$12,720CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH102%CURRENT US$
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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.

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.

Comparison: In 2022,  Democratic Republic of the Congo ranked 130 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.81), and 71 in total exports ($28.5B). That same year, China ranked 22 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.12), and 1 in total exports ($3.73T).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, 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 2017 to $15.6B in 2022.

In 2017, 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 2022 to $5.06B in 2017.

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

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

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

Democratic Republic of the Congo Exports

China Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

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

Comparative Advantage Democratic Republic of the Congo - China

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, 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).

During 2017, China had a large net trade with Democratic Republic of the Congo in the exports of Machines ($2.08B), Metals ($826M), and Transportation ($502M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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

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

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

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