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2023
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Exports $129MRnk 112 / 224
2023
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Top Product $14.9MExcavation Machinery
2023
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Exports $54.1MRnk 19 / 101
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Top Product $42.3MRefined Copper
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.08Rnk 26 / 132
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -1.94Rnk 130 / 132
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GDP$1.15TCURRENT US$
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2013-2023
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GDP GROWTH30.6%CURRENT US$
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 GDP$66.4BCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH103%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC $64,572CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH22.8%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC$628CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH45.5%CURRENT US$
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Netherlands-Democratic Republic of the Congo Trade: In 2023, Netherlands exported $129M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products that Netherlands exported to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Excavation Machinery ($14.9M), Poultry Meat ($9.24M), and Light Pure Woven Cotton ($8.33M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Netherlands to Democratic Republic of the Congo have decreased at an annualized rate of 7.19%, from $187M in 2018 to $129M in 2023.

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

Democratic Republic of the Congo-Netherlands Trade: In 2023, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $54.1M to Netherlands. The main products that Democratic Republic of the Congo exported to Netherlands were Refined Copper ($42.3M), Cocoa Beans ($8.01M), and Coffee ($2.74M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to Netherlands have decreased at an annualized rate of 5.82%,  from $73M in 2018 to $54.1M in 2023.

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

Comparison: In 2023,  Netherlands ranked 26 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.08), and 9 in total exports ($599B). 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).

Latest Trends

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Overview In N/A, Netherlands exported €N/A and imported €N/A from Democratic Republic of the Congo, resulting in a N/A trade balance of €N/A. Between N/A and N/A the exports of Netherlands have N/A by €N/A (N/A) from €N/A to €N/A, while imports N/A by €N/A (N/A) from €N/A to €N/A.

Trade In N/A, the top exports of Netherlands to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Other meat and edible meat offal,... (€1M), Milk and cream and milk products... (€1M), Vegetables, fresh, chilled, frozen or simply... (€1M), Civil engineering and contractors' plant and... (€1M), and Heating and cooling equipment, and parts... (€1M). In N/A the top imports of Netherlands from Democratic Republic of the Congo were Copper (€4M).

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, Netherlands exported $129M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products exported from Netherlands to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Excavation Machinery ($14.9M), Poultry Meat ($9.24M), and Light Pure Woven Cotton ($8.33M). During the last 5 years the exports of Netherlands to Democratic Republic of the Congo have decreased at an annualized rate of 7.19%, from $187M in 2018 to $129M in 2023.

In 2018, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $54.1M to Netherlands. The main products exported from Democratic Republic of the Congo to Netherlands were Refined Copper ($42.3M), Cocoa Beans ($8.01M), and Coffee ($2.74M). During the last 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to Netherlands have decreased at an annualized rate of 5.82%, from $73M in 2023 to $54.1M in 2018.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

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Netherlands
Top DestinationGermany$96.9B
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Top DestinationChina$14.3B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Netherlands than Democratic Republic of the Congo included Germany ($96.9B), Belgium ($87B), and France ($67.3B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Democratic Republic of the Congo than Netherlands included Zambia ($182M) and Central African Republic ($20.7M).

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

Comparative Advantage Netherlands - Democratic Republic of the Congo

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

During 2023, Netherlands had a large net trade with Democratic Republic of the Congo in the exports of Machines ($38.3M), Animal Products ($24.1M), and Foodstuffs ($17.8M).

During 2018, Democratic Republic of the Congo had a large net trade with Netherlands in the exports of Metals ($42.3M), Foodstuffs ($8.02M), and Vegetable Products ($3.26M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Netherlands Democratic Republic of the Congo+$3.5MTelephones
Top Product Potential Democratic Republic of the Congo Netherlands+$40.7MRefined 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 Netherlands and Democratic Republic of the Congo. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Netherlands 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 Netherlands.

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

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