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2022
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Exports $2.25MRnk 51 / 128
2022
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Top Product $1.17MRefined Petroleum
2022
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Exports $62.2kRnk 77 / 118
2022
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Top Product $34.6kTransmissions
2022
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -1.81Rnk 130 / 133
2022
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -0.99Rnk 112 / 133
2022
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GDP$58.1BCURRENT US$
Rnk 87 / 186
2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH98.1%CURRENT US$
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2022
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 GDP$21.1BCURRENT US$
Rnk 113 / 186
2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH22.7%CURRENT US$
Rnk 114 / 186
2022
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GDP PC $586CURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP PC GROWTH42.1%CURRENT US$
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2022
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GDP PC$8,820CURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP PC GROWTH-5.65%CURRENT US$
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Democratic Republic of the Congo-Gabon Trade: In 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $2.25M to Gabon. The main products that Democratic Republic of the Congo exported to Gabon were Refined Petroleum ($1.17M), Telephones ($222k), and Iron Fasteners ($203k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to Gabon have increased at an annualized rate of 140%, from $28.4k in 2017 to $2.25M in 2022.

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

Gabon-Democratic Republic of the Congo Trade: In 2022, Gabon exported $62.2k to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products that Gabon exported to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Transmissions ($34.6k), Aqueous Paints ($13.8k), and Insulated Wire ($9.84k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Gabon to Democratic Republic of the Congo have decreased at an annualized rate of 40.7%,  from $850k in 2017 to $62.2k in 2022.

In 2022, Gabon 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, Gabon ranked 112 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.99), and 112 in total exports ($7.88B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $2.25M to Gabon. The main products exported from Democratic Republic of the Congo to Gabon were Refined Petroleum ($1.17M), Telephones ($222k), and Iron Fasteners ($203k). During the last 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to Gabon have increased at an annualized rate of 140%, from $28.4k in 2017 to $2.25M in 2022.

In 2017, Gabon exported $62.2k to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products exported from Gabon to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Transmissions ($34.6k), Aqueous Paints ($13.8k), and Insulated Wire ($9.84k). During the last 5 years the exports of Gabon to Democratic Republic of the Congo have decreased at an annualized rate of 40.7%, from $850k in 2022 to $62.2k in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

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

Democratic Republic of the Congo Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Top DestinationChina$15.6B
Gabon
Top DestinationChina$3.4B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Democratic Republic of the Congo than Gabon included China ($15.6B), Singapore ($1.36B), and United Arab Emirates ($1.3B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Gabon than Democratic Republic of the Congo included India ($527M), Indonesia ($394M), and France ($326M).

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

Comparative Advantage Democratic Republic of the Congo - Gabon

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo had a large net trade with Gabon in the exports of Mineral Products ($1.17M), Machines ($471k), and Metals ($214k).

During 2017, Gabon had a large net trade with Democratic Republic of the Congo in the exports of Machines ($44.6k), Chemical Products ($13.8k), and Textiles ($2.82k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Democratic Republic of the Congo Gabon+$1.99kCobalt
Top Product Potential Gabon Democratic Republic of the Congo+$2.67kRefined Petroleum

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

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

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