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8.37%CURRENT US$
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103%CURRENT US$
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$44,691CURRENT US$
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4.74%CURRENT US$
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$628CURRENT US$
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About

France-Democratic Republic of the Congo Trade: In 2023, France exported $228M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products that France exported to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Wine ($16.3M), Wheat ($15.9M), and Malt Extract ($12.8M). Over the past 5 years the exports of France to Democratic Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 7.31%, from $160M in 2018 to $228M in 2023.

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

Democratic Republic of the Congo-France Trade: In 2023, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $72.2M to France. The main products that Democratic Republic of the Congo exported to France were Refined Copper ($57.9M), Coffee ($3.92M), and Sawn Wood ($2.52M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to France have increased at an annualized rate of 22.6%,  from $26.1M in 2018 to $72.2M in 2023.

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

Comparison: In 2023,  France ranked 16 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.34), and 7 in total exports ($635B). That same year, Democratic Republic of the Congo ranked 130 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.94), and 78 in total exports ($20.7B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, France exported $228M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products exported from France to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Wine ($16.3M), Wheat ($15.9M), and Malt Extract ($12.8M). During the last 5 years the exports of France to Democratic Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 7.31%, from $160M in 2018 to $228M in 2023.

In 2018, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $72.2M to France. The main products exported from Democratic Republic of the Congo to France were Refined Copper ($57.9M), Coffee ($3.92M), and Sawn Wood ($2.52M). During the last 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to France have increased at an annualized rate of 22.6%, from $26.1M in 2023 to $72.2M in 2018.

Exports from France (Flag) to Democratic Republic of the Congo (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Democratic Republic of the Congo (Flag) to France (Flag) (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between France (Flag) and Democratic Republic of the Congo (Flag)

France Exports

Democratic Republic of the Congo Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
France
Top Destination
Germany$72.8B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from France than Democratic Republic of the Congo included Germany ($72.8B), Italy ($56.3B), and United States ($51.2B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Democratic Republic of the Congo than France included Zambia ($182M) and Namibia ($60.2M).

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

Comparative Advantage France - Democratic Republic of the Congo

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, France had a large net trade with Democratic Republic of the Congo in the exports of Foodstuffs ($53.1M), Machines ($50.6M), and Chemical Products ($30.1M).

During 2018, Democratic Republic of the Congo had a large net trade with France in the exports of Metals ($57.9M), Wood Products ($6.22M), and Vegetable Products ($4.68M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential France Democratic Republic of the Congo+$10.5MPackaged Medicaments
Top Product Potential Democratic Republic of the Congo France+$56.9MRefined Copper

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

Product Space of France (Flag) and Democratic Republic of the Congo (Flag) (2023)

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