2022
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GDP
$58.1BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH
98.1%CURRENT US$
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2022
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$404BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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54.4%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC 
$586CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH
42.1%CURRENT US$
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2022
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GDP PC
$3,499CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH
30.9%CURRENT US$
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About

Democratic Republic of the Congo-Philippines Trade: In 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $1.58k to Philippines. The main products that Democratic Republic of the Congo exported to Philippines were Telephones ($1.43k), Packaged Medicaments ($100), and Used Clothing ($50). Over the past 8 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to Philippines have increased at an annualized rate of 45.6%, from $78 in 2014 to $1.58k in 2022.

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

Philippines-Democratic Republic of the Congo Trade: In 2022, Philippines exported $2.87M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products that Philippines exported to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Activated Carbon ($2.08M), Centrifuges ($283k), and Cigarette Paper ($198k). Over the past 8 years the exports of Philippines to Democratic Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 19.4%,  from $1.18M in 2014 to $2.87M in 2022.

In 2022, Philippines 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, Philippines ranked 37 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.71), and 40 in total exports ($110B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $1.58k to Philippines. The main products exported from Democratic Republic of the Congo to Philippines were Telephones ($1.43k), Packaged Medicaments ($100), and Used Clothing ($50). During the last 8 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to Philippines have increased at an annualized rate of 45.6%, from $78 in 2014 to $1.58k in 2022.

In 2017, Philippines exported $2.87M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products exported from Philippines to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Activated Carbon ($2.08M), Centrifuges ($283k), and Cigarette Paper ($198k). During the last 5 years the exports of Philippines to Democratic Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 19.4%, from $1.18M in 2022 to $2.87M in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

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

Democratic Republic of the Congo Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Philippines
Top Destination
United States$15.5B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Philippines than Democratic Republic of the Congo included United States ($15.5B), Hong Kong ($12.6B), and Japan ($11.3B).

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

Comparative Advantage Democratic Republic of the Congo - Philippines

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo had a large net trade with Philippines in the exports of Machines ($1.43k), Chemical Products ($100), and Textiles ($50).

During 2017, Philippines had a large net trade with Democratic Republic of the Congo in the exports of Chemical Products ($2.09M), Machines ($554k), and Paper Goods ($198k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Democratic Republic of the Congo Philippines+$5.8kCopper Ore
Top Product Potential Philippines Democratic Republic of the Congo+$4.05kInsulated Wire

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

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

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