2022
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GDP
$58.1BCURRENT US$
Rnk 87 / 186
2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH
98.1%CURRENT US$
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2022
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 GDP
$12.6BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH
-3.33%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 GROWTH
42.1%CURRENT US$
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2022
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GDP PC
$4,911CURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP PC GROWTH
-18.4%CURRENT US$
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About

Democratic Republic of the Congo-Namibia Trade: In 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $116M to Namibia. The main products that Democratic Republic of the Congo exported to Namibia were Cobalt Oxides and Hydroxides ($116M), Rough Wood ($9.59k), and Pulley Systems ($7.05k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to Namibia have increased at an annualized rate of 103%, from $3.33M in 2017 to $116M in 2022.

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

Namibia-Democratic Republic of the Congo Trade: In 2022, Namibia exported $251M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products that Namibia exported to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($77.4M), Poultry Meat ($28.9M), and Delivery Trucks ($18.3M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Namibia to Democratic Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 21.1%,  from $96.4M in 2017 to $251M in 2022.

In 2022, Namibia 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, Namibia ranked 94 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.63), and 121 in total exports ($6.18B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $116M to Namibia. The main products exported from Democratic Republic of the Congo to Namibia were Cobalt Oxides and Hydroxides ($116M), Rough Wood ($9.59k), and Pulley Systems ($7.05k). During the last 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to Namibia have increased at an annualized rate of 103%, from $3.33M in 2017 to $116M in 2022.

In 2017, Namibia exported $251M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products exported from Namibia to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($77.4M), Poultry Meat ($28.9M), and Delivery Trucks ($18.3M). During the last 5 years the exports of Namibia to Democratic Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 21.1%, from $96.4M in 2022 to $251M in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

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

Democratic Republic of the Congo Exports

Namibia Exports

Market Competitiveness

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Namibia
Top Destination
South Africa$1.75B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Democratic Republic of the Congo than Namibia included China ($15.6B), Singapore ($1.36B), and Tanzania ($1.17B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Namibia than Democratic Republic of the Congo included South Africa ($1.75B), Botswana ($672M), and France ($272M).

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

Comparative Advantage Democratic Republic of the Congo - Namibia

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo had a large net trade with Namibia in the exports of Chemical Products ($116M), Machines ($11k), and Wood Products ($9.59k).

During 2017, Namibia had a large net trade with Democratic Republic of the Congo in the exports of Animal Products ($111M), Machines ($45.4M), and Mineral Products ($26.8M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Democratic Republic of the Congo Namibia+$28.6kRough Wood
Top Product Potential Namibia Democratic Republic of the Congo+$1.69MRefined 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 Namibia. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Democratic Republic of the Congo indicates it has a comparative advantage over Namibia. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Namibia indicates it has a comparative advantage over Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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

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