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GDP
$2.01TCURRENT US$
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-3.67%CURRENT US$
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$58.1BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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98.1%CURRENT US$
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$34,158CURRENT US$
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-2.55%CURRENT US$
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$586CURRENT US$
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42.1%CURRENT US$
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About

Italy-Democratic Republic of the Congo Trade: In 2022, Italy exported $77.1M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products that Italy exported to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Dried Legumes ($6.48M), Prefabricated Buildings ($5.8M), and Cereal Flours ($4.73M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Italy to Democratic Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 5.05%, from $60.3M in 2017 to $77.1M in 2022.

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

Democratic Republic of the Congo-Italy In N/A, Democratic Republic of the Congo did not export any products to Italy.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  Italy ranked 17 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.29), and 7 in total exports ($634B). 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

Depth
Value

In 2022, Italy exported $77.1M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products exported from Italy to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Dried Legumes ($6.48M), Prefabricated Buildings ($5.8M), and Cereal Flours ($4.73M). During the last 5 years the exports of Italy to Democratic Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 5.05%, from $60.3M in 2017 to $77.1M in 2022.

Democratic Republic of the Congo does not register exports to Italy. The main products exported from Democratic Republic of the Congo to Italy were Refined Copper ($530M), Scrap Copper ($8.48M), and Coffee ($5.88M).

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
Italy
Top Destination
Germany$78.5B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Italy than Democratic Republic of the Congo included Germany ($78.5B), United States ($68.2B), and France ($63.8B).

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

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

Comparative Advantage Italy - Democratic Republic of the Congo

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Italy had a large net trade with Democratic Republic of the Congo in the exports of Machines ($30.4M), Vegetable Products ($11.3M), and Miscellaneous ($7.22M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Italy Democratic Republic of the Congo+$2.78MElectrical Transformers
Top Product Potential Democratic Republic of the Congo Italy+$220MRefined 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 Italy and Democratic Republic of the Congo. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Italy 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 Italy.

Product Space of Italy (Flag) and Democratic Republic of the Congo (Flag) (2022)

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