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$58.1BCURRENT US$
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98.1%CURRENT US$
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$25.5TCURRENT US$
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56.7%CURRENT US$
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$586CURRENT US$
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42.1%CURRENT US$
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$76,399CURRENT US$
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47.5%CURRENT US$
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About

Democratic Republic of the Congo-United States In 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $181M to United States. The main products that Democratic Republic of the Congo exported to United States are Refined Copper ($89.6M), Refined Petroleum ($24.8M), and Cocoa Beans ($24.8M). During the last 27 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to United States have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.52%, from $273M in 1995 to $181M in 2022.

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

United States-Democratic Republic of the Congo In 2022, United States exported $295M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products that United States exported to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Magnesium Carbonate ($87.1M), Poultry Meat ($30.6M), and Documents of title (bonds etc) and unused stamps ($23M). During the last 27 years the exports of United States to Democratic Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 5.26%, from $74.1M in 1995 to $295M in 2022.

In 2022, United States 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, United States ranked 10 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.47), and 2 in total exports ($1.95T).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $181M to United States. The main products exported from Democratic Republic of the Congo to United States were Refined Copper ($89.6M), Refined Petroleum ($24.8M), and Cocoa Beans ($24.8M). During the last 27 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to United States have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.52%, from $273M in 1995 to $181M in 2022.

In 2022, United States exported $295M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products exported from United States to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Magnesium Carbonate ($87.1M), Poultry Meat ($30.6M), and Documents of title (bonds etc) and unused stamps ($23M). During the last 27 years the exports of United States to Democratic Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 5.26%, from $74.1M in 1995 to $295M in 2022.

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

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

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Trade between Democratic Republic of the Congo (Flag) and United States (Flag)

Democratic Republic of the Congo Exports

United States Exports

Market Competitiveness

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United States
Top Destination
Canada$308B

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

In 2021, countries that imported more from Democratic Republic of the Congo than United States were Tanzania ($1.17B), Mozambique ($1.06B), and Zambia ($656M).

In 2021, countries that imported more from United States than Democratic Republic of the Congo were Canada ($308B), Mexico ($294B), and China ($151B).

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

Comparative Advantage Democratic Republic of the Congo - United States

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo had a large net trade with United States in the exports of Metals ($92.6M), Mineral Products ($43.4M), and Foodstuffs ($28.8M).

During 2022, United States had a large net trade with Democratic Republic of the Congo in the exports of Mineral Products ($87.8M), Machines ($48.2M), and Animal Products ($30.6M).

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization show the product space at the HS4 level colored from blue to yellow.  This mean that the more blue a dot/product is, the more Democratic Republic of the Congo has comparative advantage over United States. Similarly, the more yellow a dot/product is, the more United States has comparative advantage over Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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

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