2023
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GDP
$1.15TCURRENT US$
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2013-2023
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GDP GROWTH
30.6%CURRENT US$
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2023
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$15.3BCURRENT US$
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2013-2023
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-14.7%CURRENT US$
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2023
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GDP PC 
$64,572CURRENT US$
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22.8%CURRENT US$
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2023
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$2,478CURRENT US$
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-33%CURRENT US$
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About

Netherlands-Republic of the Congo Trade: In 2023, Netherlands exported $149M to Republic of the Congo. The main products that Netherlands exported to Republic of the Congo were Electric Generating Sets ($25.7M), Poultry Meat ($14.7M), and Iron Anchors ($9.63M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Netherlands to Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 25.3%, from $48.3M in 2018 to $149M in 2023.

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

Republic of the Congo-Netherlands Trade: In 2023, Republic of the Congo exported $131M to Netherlands. The main products that Republic of the Congo exported to Netherlands were Refined Copper ($68M), Crude Petroleum ($33.9M), and Cocoa Beans ($15.2M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Republic of the Congo to Netherlands have increased at an annualized rate of 2.62%,  from $115M in 2018 to $131M in 2023.

In 2023, 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, Republic of the Congo ranked 128 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.73), and 96 in total exports ($11.8B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, Netherlands exported $149M to Republic of the Congo. The main products exported from Netherlands to Republic of the Congo were Electric Generating Sets ($25.7M), Poultry Meat ($14.7M), and Iron Anchors ($9.63M). During the last 5 years the exports of Netherlands to Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 25.3%, from $48.3M in 2018 to $149M in 2023.

In 2018, Republic of the Congo exported $131M to Netherlands. The main products exported from Republic of the Congo to Netherlands were Refined Copper ($68M), Crude Petroleum ($33.9M), and Cocoa Beans ($15.2M). During the last 5 years the exports of Republic of the Congo to Netherlands have increased at an annualized rate of 2.62%, from $115M in 2023 to $131M in 2018.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
Netherlands
Top Destination
Germany$96.9B
Republic of the Congo
Top Destination
China$5.45B

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

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Republic of the Congo than Netherlands included United Arab Emirates ($2.7B).

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

Comparative Advantage Netherlands - Republic of the Congo

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Netherlands had a large net trade with Republic of the Congo in the exports of Machines ($45.8M), Animal Products ($35.5M), and Foodstuffs ($15.9M).

During 2018, Republic of the Congo had a large net trade with Netherlands in the exports of Metals ($68M), Mineral Products ($33.9M), and Foodstuffs ($15.2M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Sort By
Top Product Potential Netherlands Republic of the Congo+$1.48MRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Republic of the Congo Netherlands+$6.48MRefined 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 Republic of the Congo. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Netherlands indicates it has a comparative advantage over Republic of the Congo. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Republic of the Congo indicates it has a comparative advantage over Netherlands.

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

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