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2022
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Exports $226MRnk 16 / 128
2022
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Top Product $215MCrude Petroleum
2022
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Exports $81.4MRnk 108 / 224
2022
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Top Product $9.06MAcrylic Polymers
2022
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -1.81Rnk 130 / 133
2022
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.42Rnk 12 / 133
2022
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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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2022
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 GDP$3.07TCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH13.5%CURRENT US$
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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$45,850CURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP PC GROWTH7.92%CURRENT US$
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Democratic Republic of the Congo-United Kingdom Trade: In 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $226M to United Kingdom. The main products that Democratic Republic of the Congo exported to United Kingdom were Crude Petroleum ($215M), Sawn Wood ($7.88M), and Vegetable Alkaloids ($1.13M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to United Kingdom have increased at an annualized rate of 78.9%, from $12.3M in 2017 to $226M in 2022.

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

United Kingdom-Democratic Republic of the Congo Trade: In 2022, United Kingdom exported $81.4M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products that United Kingdom exported to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Acrylic Polymers ($9.06M), Cars ($7.69M), and Hard Liquor ($7.4M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United Kingdom to Democratic Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 13.3%,  from $43.7M in 2017 to $81.4M in 2022.

In 2022, United Kingdom 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, United Kingdom ranked 12 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.42), and 14 in total exports ($469B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $226M to United Kingdom. The main products exported from Democratic Republic of the Congo to United Kingdom were Crude Petroleum ($215M), Sawn Wood ($7.88M), and Vegetable Alkaloids ($1.13M). During the last 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to United Kingdom have increased at an annualized rate of 78.9%, from $12.3M in 2017 to $226M in 2022.

In 2017, United Kingdom exported $81.4M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products exported from United Kingdom to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Acrylic Polymers ($9.06M), Cars ($7.69M), and Hard Liquor ($7.4M). During the last 5 years the exports of United Kingdom to Democratic Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 13.3%, from $43.7M in 2022 to $81.4M in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Democratic Republic of the Congo (Flag) and United Kingdom (Flag)

Democratic Republic of the Congo Exports

United Kingdom Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Top DestinationChina$15.6B
United Kingdom
Top DestinationUnited States$61.8B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from United Kingdom than Democratic Republic of the Congo included United States ($61.8B), Netherlands ($41.9B), and Germany ($40.6B).

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

Comparative Advantage Democratic Republic of the Congo - United Kingdom

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo had a large net trade with United Kingdom in the exports of Mineral Products ($215M), Wood Products ($8.45M), and Chemical Products ($1.25M).

During 2017, United Kingdom had a large net trade with Democratic Republic of the Congo in the exports of Transportation ($16.8M), Machines ($16.2M), and Plastics and Rubbers ($13.8M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Democratic Republic of the Congo United Kingdom+$96.3MCrude Petroleum
Top Product Potential United Kingdom Democratic Republic of the Congo+$8.81MCars

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

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

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