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$58.1BCURRENT US$
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98.1%CURRENT US$
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$75.7BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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90.9%CURRENT US$
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$586CURRENT US$
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42.1%CURRENT US$
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$1,192CURRENT US$
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39.5%CURRENT US$
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About

Democratic Republic of the Congo-Tanzania Trade: In 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $1.17B to Tanzania. The main products that Democratic Republic of the Congo exported to Tanzania were Refined Copper ($1.17B), Documents of title (bonds etc) and unused stamps ($1.16M), and Interchangeable Tool Parts ($911k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to Tanzania have increased at an annualized rate of 28.8%, from $331M in 2017 to $1.17B in 2022.

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

Tanzania-Democratic Republic of the Congo Trade: In 2022, Tanzania exported $329M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products that Tanzania exported to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Magnesium Carbonate ($56.2M), Refined Petroleum ($50.2M), and Flavored Water ($22.6M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Tanzania to Democratic Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 17.1%,  from $150M in 2017 to $329M in 2022.

In 2022, Tanzania 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, Tanzania ranked 116 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.08), and 104 in total exports ($10B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $1.17B to Tanzania. The main products exported from Democratic Republic of the Congo to Tanzania were Refined Copper ($1.17B), Documents of title (bonds etc) and unused stamps ($1.16M), and Interchangeable Tool Parts ($911k). During the last 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to Tanzania have increased at an annualized rate of 28.8%, from $331M in 2017 to $1.17B in 2022.

In 2017, Tanzania exported $329M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products exported from Tanzania to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Magnesium Carbonate ($56.2M), Refined Petroleum ($50.2M), and Flavored Water ($22.6M). During the last 5 years the exports of Tanzania to Democratic Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 17.1%, from $150M in 2022 to $329M in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

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

Democratic Republic of the Congo Exports

Tanzania Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Tanzania
Top Destination
India$2.73B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Democratic Republic of the Congo than Tanzania included China ($15.6B), Singapore ($1.36B), and Hong Kong ($1.24B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Tanzania than Democratic Republic of the Congo included India ($2.73B), South Africa ($939M), and Kenya ($482M).

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

Comparative Advantage Democratic Republic of the Congo - Tanzania

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo had a large net trade with Tanzania in the exports of Metals ($1.17B), Paper Goods ($1.16M), and Wood Products ($910k).

During 2017, Tanzania had a large net trade with Democratic Republic of the Congo in the exports of Mineral Products ($137M), Foodstuffs ($50.2M), and Chemical Products ($31.3M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Democratic Republic of the Congo Tanzania+$310kSawn Wood
Top Product Potential Tanzania Democratic Republic of the Congo+$1.37MRice

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

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

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