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38.1%CURRENT US$
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103%CURRENT US$
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31.6%CURRENT US$
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$628CURRENT US$
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About

Hong Kong-Democratic Republic of the Congo Trade: In 2023, Hong Kong exported $62M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products that Hong Kong exported to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Broadcasting Equipment ($49.2M), Batteries ($5.78M), and Telephones ($3.42M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Hong Kong to Democratic Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 4.89%, from $48.8M in 2018 to $62M in 2023.

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

Democratic Republic of the Congo-Hong Kong Trade: In 2023, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $1.44M to Hong Kong. The main products that Democratic Republic of the Congo exported to Hong Kong were Dried/Salted/Smoked/Brined Fish ($720k), Beauty Products ($582k), and Other Animals ($93.2k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to Hong Kong have decreased at an annualized rate of 36.4%,  from $13.9M in 2018 to $1.44M in 2023.

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

Comparison: In 2023,  Hong Kong ranked 23 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.12), and 38 in total exports ($117B). 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, Hong Kong exported $62M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products exported from Hong Kong to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Broadcasting Equipment ($49.2M), Batteries ($5.78M), and Telephones ($3.42M). During the last 5 years the exports of Hong Kong to Democratic Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 4.89%, from $48.8M in 2018 to $62M in 2023.

In 2018, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $1.44M to Hong Kong. The main products exported from Democratic Republic of the Congo to Hong Kong were Dried/Salted/Smoked/Brined Fish ($720k), Beauty Products ($582k), and Other Animals ($93.2k). During the last 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to Hong Kong have decreased at an annualized rate of 36.4%, from $13.9M in 2023 to $1.44M in 2018.

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Hong Kong (Flag) and Democratic Republic of the Congo (Flag)

Hong Kong Exports

Democratic Republic of the Congo Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Hong Kong
Top Destination
China$25.3B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Hong Kong than Democratic Republic of the Congo included Vietnam ($14.4B), China ($25.3B), and South Korea ($9.5B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Democratic Republic of the Congo than Hong Kong included Egypt ($532M), Spain ($672M), and Zambia ($182M).

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

Comparative Advantage Hong Kong - Democratic Republic of the Congo

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Hong Kong had a large net trade with Democratic Republic of the Congo in the exports of Machines ($60.3M), Footwear and Headwear ($759k), and Instruments ($163k).

During 2018, Democratic Republic of the Congo had a large net trade with Hong Kong in the exports of Animal Products ($862k) and Chemical Products ($582k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Hong Kong Democratic Republic of the Congo+$12.3MTelephones
Top Product Potential Democratic Republic of the Congo Hong Kong+$303kDried/Salted/Smoked/Brined Fish

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 Hong Kong and Democratic Republic of the Congo. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Hong Kong 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 Hong Kong.

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

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