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73.2%CURRENT US$
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103%CURRENT US$
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27.1%CURRENT US$
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$628CURRENT US$
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About

Tanzania-Democratic Republic of the Congo Trade: In 2023, Tanzania exported $313M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products that Tanzania exported to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Magnesium Carbonate ($52.9M), Flavored Water ($33.2M), and Rolled Tobacco ($28.9M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Tanzania to Democratic Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 7.94%, from $214M in 2018 to $313M in 2023.

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

Democratic Republic of the Congo-Tanzania Trade: In 2023, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $2.91M to Tanzania. The main products that Democratic Republic of the Congo exported to Tanzania were Documents of title (bonds etc) and unused stamps ($714k), Fuel Wood ($488k), and Synthetic Filament Yarn Woven Fabric ($448k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to Tanzania have decreased at an annualized rate of 66.1%,  from $648M in 2018 to $2.91M in 2023.

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

Comparison: In 2023,  Tanzania ranked 116 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.13), and 99 in total exports ($11.3B). 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).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, Tanzania exported $313M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products exported from Tanzania to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Magnesium Carbonate ($52.9M), Flavored Water ($33.2M), and Rolled Tobacco ($28.9M). During the last 5 years the exports of Tanzania to Democratic Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 7.94%, from $214M in 2018 to $313M in 2023.

In 2018, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $2.91M to Tanzania. The main products exported from Democratic Republic of the Congo to Tanzania were Documents of title (bonds etc) and unused stamps ($714k), Fuel Wood ($488k), and Synthetic Filament Yarn Woven Fabric ($448k). During the last 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to Tanzania have decreased at an annualized rate of 66.1%, from $648M in 2023 to $2.91M in 2018.

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Tanzania (Flag) and Democratic Republic of the Congo (Flag)

Tanzania Exports

Democratic Republic of the Congo Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Tanzania
Top Destination
India$1.74B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Tanzania than Democratic Republic of the Congo included Uganda ($1.35B), India ($1.74B), and South Africa ($1.15B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Democratic Republic of the Congo than Tanzania included China ($14.3B), Spain ($672M), and Egypt ($532M).

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

Comparative Advantage Tanzania - Democratic Republic of the Congo

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Tanzania had a large net trade with Democratic Republic of the Congo in the exports of Mineral Products ($90.3M), Foodstuffs ($73.5M), and Vegetable Products ($45.9M).

During 2018, Democratic Republic of the Congo had a large net trade with Tanzania in the exports of Wood Products ($894k), Paper Goods ($715k), and Textiles ($709k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Tanzania Democratic Republic of the Congo+$1.37MRice
Top Product Potential Democratic Republic of the Congo Tanzania+$310kSawn Wood

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

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

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