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Saudi Arabia-Republic of the Congo Trade: In 2023, Saudi Arabia exported $4.81M to Republic of the Congo. The main products that Saudi Arabia exported to Republic of the Congo were Ethylene Polymers ($1.21M), Propylene Polymers ($1.2M), and Stranded Copper Wire ($612k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Saudi Arabia to Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 10.7%, from $2.89M in 2018 to $4.81M in 2023.

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

Republic of the Congo-Saudi Arabia Trade: In 2023, Republic of the Congo exported $644M to Saudi Arabia. The main products that Republic of the Congo exported to Saudi Arabia were Refined Copper ($643M), Sawn Wood ($647k), and Wood Fiberboard ($89.5k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Republic of the Congo to Saudi Arabia have increased at an annualized rate of 101%,  from $19.4M in 2018 to $644M in 2023.

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

Comparison: In 2023,  Saudi Arabia ranked 36 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.76), and 26 in total exports ($300B). 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

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In 2023, Saudi Arabia exported $4.81M to Republic of the Congo. The main products exported from Saudi Arabia to Republic of the Congo were Ethylene Polymers ($1.21M), Propylene Polymers ($1.2M), and Stranded Copper Wire ($612k). During the last 5 years the exports of Saudi Arabia to Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 10.7%, from $2.89M in 2018 to $4.81M in 2023.

In 2018, Republic of the Congo exported $644M to Saudi Arabia. The main products exported from Republic of the Congo to Saudi Arabia were Refined Copper ($643M), Sawn Wood ($647k), and Wood Fiberboard ($89.5k). During the last 5 years the exports of Republic of the Congo to Saudi Arabia have increased at an annualized rate of 101%, from $19.4M in 2023 to $644M in 2018.

Exports from Saudi Arabia (Flag) to Republic of the Congo (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Republic of the Congo (Flag) to Saudi Arabia (Flag) (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Saudi Arabia (Flag) and Republic of the Congo (Flag)

Saudi Arabia Exports

Republic of the Congo Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Saudi Arabia
Top Destination
China$64.4B
Republic of the Congo
Top Destination
China$5.45B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Saudi Arabia than Republic of the Congo included China ($64.4B), Japan ($34.7B), and India ($34.8B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Republic of the Congo than Saudi Arabia included Croatia ($78.7M), Mauritius ($38.7M), and Central African Republic ($5.07M).

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

Comparative Advantage Saudi Arabia - Republic of the Congo

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Saudi Arabia had a large net trade with Republic of the Congo in the exports of Plastics and Rubbers ($2.88M), Metals ($756k), and Machines ($729k).

During 2018, Republic of the Congo had a large net trade with Saudi Arabia in the exports of Metals ($643M), Wood Products ($744k), and Machines ($6.15k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Saudi Arabia Republic of the Congo+$3.67kRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Republic of the Congo Saudi Arabia+$6.72kCrude 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 Saudi Arabia and Republic of the Congo. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia.

Product Space of Saudi Arabia (Flag) and Republic of the Congo (Flag) (2023)

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