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About

Republic of the Congo-Japan Trade: In 2023, Republic of the Congo exported $3.88M to Japan. The main products that Republic of the Congo exported to Japan were Rough Wood ($1.56M), Raw Aluminium ($1.1M), and Scrap Copper ($707k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Republic of the Congo to Japan have increased at an annualized rate of 15.9%, from $1.85M in 2018 to $3.88M in 2023.

In 2023, Republic of the Congo did not export any services to Japan.

Japan-Republic of the Congo Trade: In 2023, Japan exported $5.63M to Republic of the Congo. The main products that Japan exported to Republic of the Congo were Rubber Pipes ($2.29M), Spark-Ignition Engines ($683k), and Processed Fish ($666k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Japan to Republic of the Congo have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.82%,  from $6.5M in 2018 to $5.63M in 2023.

In 2023, Japan did not export any services to Republic of the Congo.

Comparison: In 2023,  Republic of the Congo ranked 128 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.73), and 96 in total exports ($11.8B). That same year, Japan ranked 1 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 2.07), and 4 in total exports ($766B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, Republic of the Congo exported $3.88M to Japan. The main products exported from Republic of the Congo to Japan were Rough Wood ($1.56M), Raw Aluminium ($1.1M), and Scrap Copper ($707k). During the last 5 years the exports of Republic of the Congo to Japan have increased at an annualized rate of 15.9%, from $1.85M in 2018 to $3.88M in 2023.

In 2018, Japan exported $5.63M to Republic of the Congo. The main products exported from Japan to Republic of the Congo were Rubber Pipes ($2.29M), Spark-Ignition Engines ($683k), and Processed Fish ($666k). During the last 5 years the exports of Japan to Republic of the Congo have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.82%, from $6.5M in 2023 to $5.63M in 2018.

Exports from Republic of the Congo (Flag) to Japan (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Japan (Flag) to Republic of the Congo (Flag) (2023)

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$5.45B
Japan
Top Destination
United States$143B

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 2023, no countries were registered that imported more from Republic of the Congo than from Japan.

In 2023, countries that imported more from Japan than Republic of the Congo included United States ($143B), China ($138B), and Chinese Taipei ($43B).

Difference in imports from Japan (Flag) and Republic of the Congo (Flag) (2023)

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 2023, Republic of the Congo had a large net trade with Japan in the exports of Metals ($1.81M), Wood Products ($1.67M), and Precious Metals ($305k).

During 2018, Japan had a large net trade with Republic of the Congo in the exports of Plastics and Rubbers ($2.57M), Machines ($1.12M), and Instruments ($787k).

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) (2023)

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