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About

Ireland-Democratic Republic of the Congo Trade: In 2022, Ireland exported $48.5M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products that Ireland exported to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Malt Extract ($32.6M), Industrial Fatty Acids, Oils and Alcohols ($3.01M), and Magnesium Carbonate ($2.96M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Ireland to Democratic Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 9.73%, from $30.5M in 2017 to $48.5M in 2022.

In 2022, Ireland did not export any services to Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Democratic Republic of the Congo-Ireland Trade: In 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $185k to Ireland. The main products that Democratic Republic of the Congo exported to Ireland were Coffee ($59.8k), Sawn Wood ($50.5k), and Other live plants, cuttings and slips; mushroom spawn ($27.1k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to Ireland have decreased at an annualized rate of 38.6%,  from $2.12M in 2017 to $185k in 2022.

In 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo did not export any services to Ireland.

Comparison: In 2022,  Ireland ranked 18 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.27), and 31 in total exports ($236B). That same year, Democratic Republic of the Congo ranked 130 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.81), and 71 in total exports ($28.5B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Ireland exported $48.5M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products exported from Ireland to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Malt Extract ($32.6M), Industrial Fatty Acids, Oils and Alcohols ($3.01M), and Magnesium Carbonate ($2.96M). During the last 5 years the exports of Ireland to Democratic Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 9.73%, from $30.5M in 2017 to $48.5M in 2022.

In 2017, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $185k to Ireland. The main products exported from Democratic Republic of the Congo to Ireland were Coffee ($59.8k), Sawn Wood ($50.5k), and Other live plants, cuttings and slips; mushroom spawn ($27.1k). During the last 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to Ireland have decreased at an annualized rate of 38.6%, from $2.12M in 2022 to $185k in 2017.

Exports from Ireland (Flag) to Democratic Republic of the Congo (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Democratic Republic of the Congo (Flag) to Ireland (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
Ireland
Top Destination
United States$70.7B

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 2022, countries that imported more from Ireland than Democratic Republic of the Congo included United States ($70.7B), Germany ($28.6B), and United Kingdom ($19B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Democratic Republic of the Congo than Ireland included Tanzania ($1.17B), Mozambique ($1.06B), and Zambia ($656M).

Difference in imports from Democratic Republic of the Congo (Flag) and Ireland (Flag) (2022)

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 2022, Ireland had a large net trade with Democratic Republic of the Congo in the exports of Foodstuffs ($32.6M), Chemical Products ($4M), and Animal Products ($3.23M).

During 2017, Democratic Republic of the Congo had a large net trade with Ireland in the exports of Vegetable Products ($87.4k), Wood Products ($50.8k), and Precious Metals ($19.5k).

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) (2022)

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