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About

Ireland-Democratic Republic of the Congo Trade: In 2023, Ireland exported $30.6M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products that Ireland exported to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Malt Extract ($25.8M), Concentrated Milk ($1.36M), and Natural Polymers ($572k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Ireland to Democratic Republic of the Congo have decreased at an annualized rate of 8.15%, from $46.8M in 2018 to $30.6M in 2023.

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

Democratic Republic of the Congo-Ireland Trade: In 2023, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $617k to Ireland. The main products that Democratic Republic of the Congo exported to Ireland were Sawn Wood ($448k), Concentrated Milk ($109k), and Packaged Medicaments ($29.4k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to Ireland have increased at an annualized rate of 10.8%,  from $369k in 2018 to $617k in 2023.

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

Comparison: In 2023,  Ireland ranked 17 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.31), and 29 in total exports ($241B). 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
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In 2023, Ireland exported $30.6M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products exported from Ireland to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Malt Extract ($25.8M), Concentrated Milk ($1.36M), and Natural Polymers ($572k). During the last 5 years the exports of Ireland to Democratic Republic of the Congo have decreased at an annualized rate of 8.15%, from $46.8M in 2018 to $30.6M in 2023.

In 2018, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $617k to Ireland. The main products exported from Democratic Republic of the Congo to Ireland were Sawn Wood ($448k), Concentrated Milk ($109k), and Packaged Medicaments ($29.4k). During the last 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to Ireland have increased at an annualized rate of 10.8%, from $369k in 2023 to $617k in 2018.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
Ireland
Top Destination
United States$67.4B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Ireland than Democratic Republic of the Congo included United States ($67.4B), Germany ($26.7B), and United Kingdom ($20.5B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Democratic Republic of the Congo than Ireland included United Arab Emirates ($1.45B), Egypt ($532M), and Zambia ($182M).

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

Comparative Advantage Ireland - Democratic Republic of the Congo

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Ireland had a large net trade with Democratic Republic of the Congo in the exports of Foodstuffs ($25.8M), Animal Products ($1.81M), and Chemical Products ($789k).

During 2018, Democratic Republic of the Congo had a large net trade with Ireland in the exports of Wood Products ($454k), Animal Products ($109k), and Chemical Products ($31.1k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Ireland Democratic Republic of the Congo+$918kComputers
Top Product Potential Democratic Republic of the Congo Ireland+$174kSawn Wood

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

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

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