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38.1%CURRENT US$
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$15.3BCURRENT US$
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-14.7%CURRENT US$
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$50,532CURRENT US$
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31.6%CURRENT US$
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$2,478CURRENT US$
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-33%CURRENT US$
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About

Hong Kong-Republic of the Congo Trade: In 2023, Hong Kong exported $31.8M to Republic of the Congo. The main products that Hong Kong exported to Republic of the Congo were Broadcasting Equipment ($27.4M), Batteries ($3.16M), and Computers ($237k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Hong Kong to Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 55.5%, from $3.5M in 2018 to $31.8M in 2023.

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

Republic of the Congo-Hong Kong Trade: In 2023, Republic of the Congo exported $3.57M to Hong Kong. The main products that Republic of the Congo exported to Hong Kong were Dried/Salted/Smoked/Brined Fish ($3.44M), Other Animals ($69.6k), and Imitation Jewellery ($30.4k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Republic of the Congo to Hong Kong have increased at an annualized rate of 1.98%,  from $3.24M in 2018 to $3.57M in 2023.

In 2023, 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, Republic of the Congo ranked 128 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.73), and 96 in total exports ($11.8B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, Hong Kong exported $31.8M to Republic of the Congo. The main products exported from Hong Kong to Republic of the Congo were Broadcasting Equipment ($27.4M), Batteries ($3.16M), and Computers ($237k). During the last 5 years the exports of Hong Kong to Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 13.4%, from $641k in 2018 to $31.8M in 2023.

In 2018, Republic of the Congo exported $3.57M to Hong Kong. The main products exported from Republic of the Congo to Hong Kong were Dried/Salted/Smoked/Brined Fish ($3.44M), Other Animals ($69.6k), and Imitation Jewellery ($30.4k). During the last 5 years the exports of Republic of the Congo to Hong Kong have increased at an annualized rate of 33.8%, from $5.46M in 2023 to $3.57M in 2018.

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

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

Latest Data

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

Hong Kong Exports

Republic of the Congo Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Hong Kong
Top Destination
China$25.3B
Republic of the Congo
Top Destination
China$5.45B

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

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Republic of the Congo than Hong Kong included Saudi Arabia ($644M), Portugal ($338M), and Greece ($251M).

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

Comparative Advantage Hong Kong - Republic of the Congo

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Hong Kong had a large net trade with Republic of the Congo in the exports of Machines ($31.1M), Textiles ($240k), and Paper Goods ($191k).

During 2018, Republic of the Congo had a large net trade with Hong Kong in the exports of Animal Products ($3.52M), Precious Metals ($30.4k), and Machines ($16.9k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Hong Kong Republic of the Congo+$2.55MTelephones
Top Product Potential Republic of the Congo Hong Kong+$223kScrap Aluminium

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

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

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