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$58.1BCURRENT US$
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98.1%CURRENT US$
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$1.4TCURRENT US$
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5.49%CURRENT US$
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$586CURRENT US$
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42.1%CURRENT US$
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$29,350CURRENT US$
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3.63%CURRENT US$
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Democratic Republic of the Congo-Spain Trade: In 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $718M to Spain. The main products that Democratic Republic of the Congo exported to Spain were Refined Copper ($700M), Copper Ore ($14.7M), and Cocoa Beans ($2.14M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to Spain have increased at an annualized rate of 31.9%, from $180M in 2017 to $718M in 2022.

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

Spain-Democratic Republic of the Congo Trade: In 2022, Spain exported $70.7M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products that Spain exported to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Soups and Broths ($12.8M), Poultry Meat ($8.02M), and Scented Mixtures ($5.32M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Spain to Democratic Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 15.3%,  from $34.8M in 2017 to $70.7M in 2022.

In 2022, Spain 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, Spain ranked 33 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.81), and 20 in total exports ($394B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $718M to Spain. The main products exported from Democratic Republic of the Congo to Spain were Refined Copper ($700M), Copper Ore ($14.7M), and Cocoa Beans ($2.14M). During the last 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to Spain have increased at an annualized rate of 31.9%, from $180M in 2017 to $718M in 2022.

In 2017, Spain exported $70.7M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products exported from Spain to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Soups and Broths ($12.8M), Poultry Meat ($8.02M), and Scented Mixtures ($5.32M). During the last 5 years the exports of Spain to Democratic Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 15.3%, from $34.8M in 2022 to $70.7M in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

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

Democratic Republic of the Congo Exports

Spain Exports

Market Competitiveness

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Spain
Top Destination
France$65.2B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Democratic Republic of the Congo than Spain included China ($15.6B), Tanzania ($1.17B), and Mozambique ($1.06B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Spain than Democratic Republic of the Congo included France ($65.2B), Germany ($39.2B), and Portugal ($34.9B).

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

Comparative Advantage Democratic Republic of the Congo - Spain

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo had a large net trade with Spain in the exports of Metals ($700M), Mineral Products ($14.7M), and Foodstuffs ($2.14M).

During 2017, Spain had a large net trade with Democratic Republic of the Congo in the exports of Foodstuffs ($18.9M), Chemical Products ($11.9M), and Machines ($10.9M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Democratic Republic of the Congo Spain+$26.5MCopper Ore
Top Product Potential Spain Democratic Republic of the Congo+$1.59MPig Meat

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

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

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