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Republic of the Congo-Zimbabwe Trade: In 2023, Republic of the Congo exported $171k to Zimbabwe. The main products that Republic of the Congo exported to Zimbabwe were Surveying Equipment ($121k), Centrifuges ($49k), and Other Heating Machinery ($374). Over the past 5 years the exports of Republic of the Congo to Zimbabwe have increased at an annualized rate of 39.6%, from $32.2k in 2018 to $171k in 2023.

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

Zimbabwe-Republic of the Congo Trade: In 2023, Zimbabwe exported $288k to Republic of the Congo. The main products that Zimbabwe exported to Republic of the Congo were Hot-Rolled Iron ($145k), Computers ($69.5k), and Electric Generating Sets ($38k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Zimbabwe to Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 35.1%, from $64k in 2018 to $288k in 2023.

In 2023, Zimbabwe 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, Zimbabwe ranked 110 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.98), and 106 in total exports ($9.05B).

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Trade between Republic of the Congo () and Zimbabwe ()

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Republic of the Congo
Top DestinationChina$5.45B

Zimbabwe
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$4.1B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Republic of the Congo than Zimbabwe included China ($5.45B), Saudi Arabia ($644M), and India ($658M).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Zimbabwe than Republic of the Congo included United Arab Emirates ($4.1B), South Africa ($1.39B), and Mozambique ($391M).

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

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Top Product Potential Republic of the Congo Zimbabwe+$2.04kRefined Copper

Top Product Potential Zimbabwe Republic of the Congo+$1.29kGold

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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This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Republic of the Congo and Zimbabwe. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Republic of the Congo indicates it has a comparative advantage over Zimbabwe. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Zimbabwe indicates it has a comparative advantage over Republic of the Congo.

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Trade between Republic of the Congo () and Zimbabwe ()

Zimbabwe Exports

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

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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