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$74.4BCURRENT US$
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5.62%CURRENT US$
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$58.1BCURRENT US$
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98.1%CURRENT US$
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$3,354CURRENT US$
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0.074%CURRENT US$
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$586CURRENT US$
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42.1%CURRENT US$
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About

Sri Lanka-Democratic Republic of the Congo Trade: In 2022, Sri Lanka exported $1.42M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products that Sri Lanka exported to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Tea ($1.05M), Palm Oil ($151k), and Trailers and semi-trailers, not mechanically propelled vehicles ($111k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Sri Lanka to Democratic Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 1.12%, from $1.34M in 2017 to $1.42M in 2022.

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

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

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

Comparison: In 2022,  Sri Lanka ranked 82 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.35), and 89 in total exports ($14.8B). 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, Sri Lanka exported $1.42M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products exported from Sri Lanka to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Tea ($1.05M), Palm Oil ($151k), and Trailers and semi-trailers, not mechanically propelled vehicles ($111k). During the last 5 years the exports of Sri Lanka to Democratic Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 1.12%, from $1.34M in 2017 to $1.42M in 2022.

Democratic Republic of the Congo does not register exports to Sri Lanka.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
Sri Lanka
Top Destination
United States$3.52B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Sri Lanka than Democratic Republic of the Congo included United States ($3.52B), India ($1.12B), and United Kingdom ($1.04B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Democratic Republic of the Congo than Sri Lanka included China ($15.6B), Singapore ($1.36B), and Tanzania ($1.17B).

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

Comparative Advantage Sri Lanka - Democratic Republic of the Congo

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Sri Lanka had a large net trade with Democratic Republic of the Congo in the exports of Vegetable Products ($1.05M), Animal and Vegetable Bi-Products ($151k), and Transportation ($111k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Sri Lanka Democratic Republic of the Congo+$2.46kExcavation Machinery
Top Product Potential Democratic Republic of the Congo Sri Lanka+$3.41kRefined Petroleum

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

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

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