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$14.6BCURRENT US$
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-17.4%CURRENT US$
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111%CURRENT US$
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$2,448CURRENT US$
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-34.8%CURRENT US$
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$12,720CURRENT US$
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102%CURRENT US$
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About

Republic of the Congo-China Trade: In 2022, Republic of the Congo exported $4.82B to China. The main products that Republic of the Congo exported to China were Crude Petroleum ($4.42B), Refined Copper ($182M), and Rough Wood ($123M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Republic of the Congo to China have increased at an annualized rate of 5.29%, from $3.73B in 2017 to $4.82B in 2022.

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

China-Republic of the Congo Trade: In 2022, China exported $976M to Republic of the Congo. The main products that China exported to Republic of the Congo were Knit Women's Suits ($40.2M), Ceramic Bricks ($37.8M), and Non-Knit Women's Suits ($33.4M). Over the past 5 years the exports of China to Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 13.5%,  from $519M in 2017 to $976M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  Republic of the Congo ranked 124 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.42), and 96 in total exports ($12.4B). That same year, China ranked 22 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.12), and 1 in total exports ($3.73T).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Republic of the Congo exported $4.82B to China. The main products exported from Republic of the Congo to China were Crude Petroleum ($4.42B), Refined Copper ($182M), and Rough Wood ($123M). During the last 5 years the exports of Republic of the Congo to China have increased at an annualized rate of 5.29%, from $3.73B in 2017 to $4.82B in 2022.

In 2017, China exported $976M to Republic of the Congo. The main products exported from China to Republic of the Congo were Knit Women's Suits ($40.2M), Ceramic Bricks ($37.8M), and Non-Knit Women's Suits ($33.4M). During the last 5 years the exports of China to Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 13.5%, from $519M in 2022 to $976M in 2017.

Exports from Republic of the Congo (Flag) to China (Flag) (2022)

Exports from China (Flag) to Republic of the Congo (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Republic of the Congo (Flag) and China (Flag)

Republic of the Congo Exports

China Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

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

Comparative Advantage Republic of the Congo - China

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

During 2022, Republic of the Congo had a large net trade with China in the exports of Mineral Products ($4.47B), Metals ($207M), and Wood Products ($148M).

During 2017, China had a large net trade with Republic of the Congo in the exports of Textiles ($207M), Machines ($179M), and Metals ($160M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Republic of the Congo China+$839MCrude Petroleum
Top Product Potential China Republic of the Congo+$12.6MTelephones

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

Product Space of Republic of the Congo (Flag) and China (Flag) (2022)

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