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103%CURRENT US$
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45.5%CURRENT US$
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About

Democratic Republic of the Congo-Romania Trade: In 2023, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $245k to Romania. The main products that Democratic Republic of the Congo exported to Romania were Rubber ($231k), Other Engines ($7.52k), and Valves ($4.76k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to Romania have decreased at an annualized rate of 16.6%, from $605k in 2018 to $245k in 2023.

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

Romania-Democratic Republic of the Congo Trade: In 2023, Romania exported $1M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products that Romania exported to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Paper Labels ($254k), Poultry Meat ($193k), and Video and Card Games ($130k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Romania to Democratic Republic of the Congo have decreased at an annualized rate of 26.8%,  from $4.76M in 2018 to $1M in 2023.

In 2023, Romania 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, Romania ranked 28 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.02), and 41 in total exports ($104B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $245k to Romania. The main products exported from Democratic Republic of the Congo to Romania were Rubber ($231k), Other Engines ($7.52k), and Valves ($4.76k). During the last 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to Romania have decreased at an annualized rate of 16.6%, from $605k in 2018 to $245k in 2023.

In 2018, Romania exported $1M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products exported from Romania to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Paper Labels ($254k), Poultry Meat ($193k), and Video and Card Games ($130k). During the last 5 years the exports of Romania to Democratic Republic of the Congo have decreased at an annualized rate of 26.8%, from $4.76M in 2023 to $1M in 2018.

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

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

Latest Data

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

Democratic Republic of the Congo Exports

Romania Exports

Market Competitiveness

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Romania
Top Destination
Germany$19.9B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Democratic Republic of the Congo than Romania included China ($14.3B), United Arab Emirates ($1.45B), and Indonesia ($245M).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Romania than Democratic Republic of the Congo included Germany ($19.9B), Italy ($10.2B), and France ($6.5B).

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

Comparative Advantage Democratic Republic of the Congo - Romania

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Scale

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

During 2023, Democratic Republic of the Congo had a large net trade with Romania in the exports of Plastics and Rubbers ($231k), Machines ($12.3k), and Miscellaneous ($706).

During 2018, Romania had a large net trade with Democratic Republic of the Congo in the exports of Paper Goods ($272k), Animal Products ($193k), and Foodstuffs ($175k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Democratic Republic of the Congo Romania+$329kRubber
Top Product Potential Romania Democratic Republic of the Congo+$256kPoultry Meat

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

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

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