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$58.1BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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98.1%CURRENT US$
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2022
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$2.78TCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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3.7%CURRENT US$
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$586CURRENT US$
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42.1%CURRENT US$
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$40,964CURRENT US$
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0.23%CURRENT US$
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About

Democratic Republic of the Congo-France Trade: In 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $59.9M to France. The main products that Democratic Republic of the Congo exported to France were Refined Copper ($40M), Rough Wood ($5.24M), and Coffee ($4.55M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to France have increased at an annualized rate of 26.2%, from $18.7M in 2017 to $59.9M in 2022.

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

France-Democratic Republic of the Congo Trade: In 2022, France exported $266M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products that France exported to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($31M), Wheat ($25.6M), and Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($16.2M). Over the past 5 years the exports of France to Democratic Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 9.12%,  from $172M in 2017 to $266M in 2022.

In 2022, France 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, France ranked 16 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.3), and 8 in total exports ($608B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $59.9M to France. The main products exported from Democratic Republic of the Congo to France were Refined Copper ($40M), Rough Wood ($5.24M), and Coffee ($4.55M). During the last 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to France have increased at an annualized rate of 26.2%, from $18.7M in 2017 to $59.9M in 2022.

In 2017, France exported $266M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products exported from France to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($31M), Wheat ($25.6M), and Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($16.2M). During the last 5 years the exports of France to Democratic Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 9.12%, from $172M in 2022 to $266M in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

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

Democratic Republic of the Congo Exports

France Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
France
Top Destination
Germany$78.3B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Democratic Republic of the Congo than France included Tanzania ($1.17B), Mozambique ($1.06B), and Zambia ($656M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from France than Democratic Republic of the Congo included Germany ($78.3B), Italy ($56.4B), and United States ($50B).

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

Comparative Advantage Democratic Republic of the Congo - France

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo had a large net trade with France in the exports of Metals ($40.1M), Wood Products ($9.39M), and Vegetable Products ($5.34M).

During 2017, France had a large net trade with Democratic Republic of the Congo in the exports of Chemical Products ($54.5M), Machines ($52.5M), and Foodstuffs ($48.5M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Democratic Republic of the Congo France+$56.9MRefined Copper
Top Product Potential France Democratic Republic of the Congo+$10.5MPackaged Medicaments

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

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

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