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2022
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Exports $163kRnk 75 / 128
2022
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Top Product $93kSawn Wood
2022
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Exports $212MRnk 53 / 138
2022
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Top Product $180MRefined Petroleum
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -1.81Rnk 130 / 133
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 0.78Rnk 35 / 133
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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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 GDP$1.11TCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH49.4%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC $586CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH42.1%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC$30,436CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH26.5%CURRENT US$
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Democratic Republic of the Congo-Saudi Arabia Trade: In 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $163k to Saudi Arabia. The main products that Democratic Republic of the Congo exported to Saudi Arabia were Sawn Wood ($93k) and Coffee ($69.7k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to Saudi Arabia have decreased at an annualized rate of 80.2%, from $530M in 2017 to $163k in 2022.

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

Saudi Arabia-Democratic Republic of the Congo Trade: In 2022, Saudi Arabia exported $212M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products that Saudi Arabia exported to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Refined Petroleum ($180M), Propylene Polymers ($14M), and Ethylene Polymers ($11.2M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Saudi Arabia to Democratic Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 6.35%,  from $156M in 2017 to $212M in 2022.

In 2022, Saudi Arabia 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, Saudi Arabia ranked 35 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.78), and 23 in total exports ($362B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $163k to Saudi Arabia. The main products exported from Democratic Republic of the Congo to Saudi Arabia were Sawn Wood ($93k) and Coffee ($69.7k). During the last 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to Saudi Arabia have decreased at an annualized rate of 80.2%, from $530M in 2017 to $163k in 2022.

In 2017, Saudi Arabia exported $212M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products exported from Saudi Arabia to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Refined Petroleum ($180M), Propylene Polymers ($14M), and Ethylene Polymers ($11.2M). During the last 5 years the exports of Saudi Arabia to Democratic Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 6.35%, from $156M in 2022 to $212M in 2017.

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

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

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Trade between Democratic Republic of the Congo (Flag) and Saudi Arabia (Flag)

Democratic Republic of the Congo Exports

Saudi Arabia Exports

Market Competitiveness

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Democratic Republic of the Congo
Top DestinationChina$15.6B
Saudi Arabia
Top DestinationChina$68B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Democratic Republic of the Congo than Saudi Arabia included Hong Kong ($1.24B), Mozambique ($1.06B), and Zambia ($656M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Saudi Arabia than Democratic Republic of the Congo included China ($68B), India ($46.2B), and Japan ($36.5B).

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

Comparative Advantage Democratic Republic of the Congo - Saudi Arabia

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo had a large net trade with Saudi Arabia in the exports of Wood Products ($93k) and Vegetable Products ($69.7k).

During 2017, Saudi Arabia had a large net trade with Democratic Republic of the Congo in the exports of Mineral Products ($183M), Plastics and Rubbers ($26.6M), and Chemical Products ($1.54M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Democratic Republic of the Congo Saudi Arabia+$5.67kCrude Petroleum
Top Product Potential Saudi Arabia Democratic Republic of the Congo+$5.87kRefined 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 Saudi Arabia. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Democratic Republic of the Congo indicates it has a comparative advantage over Saudi Arabia. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Saudi Arabia indicates it has a comparative advantage over Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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

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