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2023
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Exports $72.2MRnk 17 / 101
2023
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Top Product $57.9MRefined Copper
2023
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Exports $228MRnk 105 / 219
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Top Product $16.3MWine
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -1.94Rnk 130 / 132
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.34Rnk 16 / 132
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GDP$66.4BCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH103%CURRENT US$
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 GDP$3.05TCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH8.37%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC $628CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH45.5%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC$44,691CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH4.74%CURRENT US$
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About

Democratic Republic of the Congo-France Trade: In 2023, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $72.2M to France. The main products that Democratic Republic of the Congo exported to France were Refined Copper ($57.9M), Coffee ($3.92M), and Sawn Wood ($2.52M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to France have increased at an annualized rate of 22.6%, from $26.1M in 2018 to $72.2M in 2023.

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

France-Democratic Republic of the Congo Trade: In 2023, France exported $228M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products that France exported to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Wine ($16.3M), Wheat ($15.9M), and Malt Extract ($12.8M). Over the past 5 years the exports of France to Democratic Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 6.06%,  from $160M in 2018 to $228M in 2023.

In 2023, France 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, France ranked 16 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.34), and 7 in total exports ($635B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $72.2M to France. The main products exported from Democratic Republic of the Congo to France were Refined Copper ($57.9M), Coffee ($3.92M), and Sawn Wood ($2.52M). During the last 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to France have increased at an annualized rate of 22.6%, from $26.1M in 2018 to $72.2M in 2023.

In 2018, France exported $228M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products exported from France to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Wine ($16.3M), Wheat ($15.9M), and Malt Extract ($12.8M). During the last 5 years the exports of France to Democratic Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 6.06%, from $160M in 2023 to $228M in 2018.

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

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

Latest Data

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

Democratic Republic of the Congo Exports

France Exports

Market Competitiveness

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Democratic Republic of the Congo
Top DestinationChina$14.3B
France
Top DestinationGermany$72.8B

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 2023, countries that imported more from Democratic Republic of the Congo than France included Zambia ($182M) and Namibia ($60.2M).

In 2023, countries that imported more from France than Democratic Republic of the Congo included Germany ($72.8B), Italy ($56.3B), and United States ($51.2B).

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

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 2023, Democratic Republic of the Congo had a large net trade with France in the exports of Metals ($57.9M), Wood Products ($6.22M), and Vegetable Products ($4.68M).

During 2018, France had a large net trade with Democratic Republic of the Congo in the exports of Foodstuffs ($53.1M), Machines ($50.6M), and Chemical Products ($30.1M).

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) (2023)

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