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2022
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Exports $139MRnk 19 / 128
2022
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Top Product $105MRefined Copper
2022
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Exports $1.47BRnk 22 / 214
2022
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Top Product $111MRefined Petroleum
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -1.81Rnk 130 / 133
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 0.076Rnk 59 / 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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2022
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 GDP$406BCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH-6.57%CURRENT US$
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2022
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GDP PC $586CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH42.1%CURRENT US$
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2022
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GDP PC$6,776CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH-17.1%CURRENT US$
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Democratic Republic of the Congo-South Africa Trade: In 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $139M to South Africa. The main products that Democratic Republic of the Congo exported to South Africa were Refined Copper ($105M), Precious Metal Scraps ($8.71M), and Raw Zinc ($7.85M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to South Africa have decreased at an annualized rate of 45.3%, from $2.85B in 2017 to $139M in 2022.

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

South Africa-Democratic Republic of the Congo Trade: In 2022, South Africa exported $1.47B to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products that South Africa exported to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Refined Petroleum ($111M), Liquid Pumps ($89.7M), and Excavation Machinery ($69.8M). Over the past 5 years the exports of South Africa to Democratic Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 5.72%,  from $940M in 2017 to $1.47B in 2022.

In 2022, South Africa 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, South Africa ranked 59 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.076), and 34 in total exports ($147B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $139M to South Africa. The main products exported from Democratic Republic of the Congo to South Africa were Refined Copper ($105M), Precious Metal Scraps ($8.71M), and Raw Zinc ($7.85M). During the last 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to South Africa have decreased at an annualized rate of 45.3%, from $2.85B in 2017 to $139M in 2022.

In 2017, South Africa exported $1.47B to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products exported from South Africa to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Refined Petroleum ($111M), Liquid Pumps ($89.7M), and Excavation Machinery ($69.8M). During the last 5 years the exports of South Africa to Democratic Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 5.72%, from $940M in 2022 to $1.47B in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Democratic Republic of the Congo (Flag) and South Africa (Flag)

Democratic Republic of the Congo Exports

South Africa Exports

Market Competitiveness

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Democratic Republic of the Congo
Top DestinationChina$15.6B
South Africa
Top DestinationChina$23.4B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Democratic Republic of the Congo than South Africa included Tanzania ($1.17B), Singapore ($1.36B), and Portugal ($573M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from South Africa than Democratic Republic of the Congo included United States ($10.9B), Germany ($9.96B), and India ($9.14B).

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

Comparative Advantage Democratic Republic of the Congo - South Africa

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo had a large net trade with South Africa in the exports of Metals ($115M), Precious Metals ($9.09M), and Transportation ($7.74M).

During 2017, South Africa had a large net trade with Democratic Republic of the Congo in the exports of Machines ($550M), Chemical Products ($196M), and Metals ($184M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Democratic Republic of the Congo South Africa+$16.6MRefined Copper
Top Product Potential South Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo+$8.83MDelivery Trucks

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

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

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