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About

Republic of the Congo-Japan Trade: In 2022, Republic of the Congo exported $3.15M to Japan. The main products that Republic of the Congo exported to Japan were Raw Aluminium ($1.13M), Scrap Copper ($818k), and Rough Wood ($776k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Republic of the Congo to Japan have increased at an annualized rate of 16.8%, from $1.45M in 2017 to $3.15M in 2022.

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

Japan-Republic of the Congo Trade: In 2022, Japan exported $2.94M to Republic of the Congo. The main products that Japan exported to Republic of the Congo were Processed Fish ($1.05M), Medical Instruments ($684k), and X-Ray Equipment ($270k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Japan to Republic of the Congo have decreased at an annualized rate of 5.44%,  from $3.89M in 2017 to $2.94M in 2022.

In 2022, Japan 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, Japan ranked 1 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 2.07), and 4 in total exports ($728B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Republic of the Congo exported $3.15M to Japan. The main products exported from Republic of the Congo to Japan were Raw Aluminium ($1.13M), Scrap Copper ($818k), and Rough Wood ($776k). During the last 5 years the exports of Republic of the Congo to Japan have increased at an annualized rate of 16.8%, from $1.45M in 2017 to $3.15M in 2022.

In 2017, Japan exported $2.94M to Republic of the Congo. The main products exported from Japan to Republic of the Congo were Processed Fish ($1.05M), Medical Instruments ($684k), and X-Ray Equipment ($270k). During the last 5 years the exports of Japan to Republic of the Congo have decreased at an annualized rate of 5.44%, from $3.89M in 2022 to $2.94M in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

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

Republic of the Congo Exports

Japan Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Republic of the Congo
Top Destination
China$4.82B
Japan
Top Destination
United States$137B

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

In 2022, no countries were registered that imported more from Republic of the Congo than from Japan.

In 2022, countries that imported more from Japan than Republic of the Congo included United States ($137B), China ($135B), and South Korea ($50.8B).

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

Comparative Advantage Republic of the Congo - Japan

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Republic of the Congo had a large net trade with Japan in the exports of Metals ($2.25M), Wood Products ($786k), and Animal Products ($70.1k).

During 2017, Japan had a large net trade with Republic of the Congo in the exports of Foodstuffs ($1.05M), Instruments ($958k), and Machines ($373k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Republic of the Congo Japan+$1.56MRough Wood
Top Product Potential Japan Republic of the Congo+$519kDelivery 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 Republic of the Congo and Japan. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Republic of the Congo indicates it has a comparative advantage over Japan. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Japan indicates it has a comparative advantage over Republic of the Congo.

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

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