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2023
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Exports $54.1MRnk 19 / 101
2023
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Top Product $42.3MRefined Copper
2023
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Exports $129MRnk 112 / 224
2023
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Top Product $14.9MExcavation Machinery
2023
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -1.94Rnk 130 / 132
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.08Rnk 26 / 132
2023
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GDP$66.4BCURRENT US$
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2013-2023
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GDP GROWTH103%CURRENT US$
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2023
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 GDP$1.15TCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH30.6%CURRENT US$
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2023
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GDP PC $628CURRENT US$
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2013-2023
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GDP PC GROWTH45.5%CURRENT US$
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2023
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GDP PC$64,572CURRENT US$
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2013-2023
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GDP PC GROWTH22.8%CURRENT US$
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Democratic Republic of the Congo-Netherlands Trade: In 2023, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $54.1M to Netherlands. The main products that Democratic Republic of the Congo exported to Netherlands were Refined Copper ($42.3M), Cocoa Beans ($8.01M), and Coffee ($2.74M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to Netherlands have decreased at an annualized rate of 5.82%, from $73M in 2018 to $54.1M in 2023.

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

Netherlands-Democratic Republic of the Congo Trade: In 2023, Netherlands exported $129M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products that Netherlands exported to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Excavation Machinery ($14.9M), Poultry Meat ($9.24M), and Light Pure Woven Cotton ($8.33M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Netherlands to Democratic Republic of the Congo have decreased at an annualized rate of 7.19%,  from $187M in 2018 to $129M in 2023.

In 2023, Netherlands 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, Netherlands ranked 26 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.08), and 9 in total exports ($599B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $54.1M to Netherlands. The main products exported from Democratic Republic of the Congo to Netherlands were Refined Copper ($42.3M), Cocoa Beans ($8.01M), and Coffee ($2.74M). During the last 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to Netherlands have decreased at an annualized rate of 5.82%, from $73M in 2018 to $54.1M in 2023.

In 2018, Netherlands exported $129M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products exported from Netherlands to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Excavation Machinery ($14.9M), Poultry Meat ($9.24M), and Light Pure Woven Cotton ($8.33M). During the last 5 years the exports of Netherlands to Democratic Republic of the Congo have decreased at an annualized rate of 7.19%, from $187M in 2023 to $129M in 2018.

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

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

Latest Data

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

Democratic Republic of the Congo Exports

Netherlands Exports

Market Competitiveness

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Democratic Republic of the Congo
Top DestinationChina$14.3B
Netherlands
Top DestinationGermany$96.9B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Democratic Republic of the Congo than Netherlands included Zambia ($182M) and Central African Republic ($20.7M).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Netherlands than Democratic Republic of the Congo included Germany ($96.9B), Belgium ($87B), and France ($67.3B).

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

Comparative Advantage Democratic Republic of the Congo - Netherlands

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Democratic Republic of the Congo had a large net trade with Netherlands in the exports of Metals ($42.3M), Foodstuffs ($8.02M), and Vegetable Products ($3.26M).

During 2018, Netherlands had a large net trade with Democratic Republic of the Congo in the exports of Machines ($38.3M), Animal Products ($24.1M), and Foodstuffs ($17.8M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Democratic Republic of the Congo Netherlands+$40.7MRefined Copper
Top Product Potential Netherlands Democratic Republic of the Congo+$3.5MTelephones

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

Product Space of Democratic Republic of the Congo (Flag) and Netherlands (Flag) (2023)

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