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Exports $295MRnk 120 / 219
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Top Product $87.1MMagnesium Carbonate
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Exports $181MRnk 17 / 128
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Top Product $89.6MRefined Copper
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.47Rnk 10 / 133
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -1.81Rnk 130 / 133
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GDP$25.5TCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH56.7%CURRENT US$
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 GDP$58.1BCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH98.1%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC $76,399CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH47.5%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC$586CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH42.1%CURRENT US$
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About

United States-Democratic Republic of the Congo Trade: In 2022, United States exported $295M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products that United States exported to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Magnesium Carbonate ($87.1M), Poultry Meat ($30.6M), and Documents of title (bonds etc) and unused stamps ($23M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United States to Democratic Republic of the Congo have decreased at an annualized rate of 26.9%, from $1.42B in 2017 to $295M in 2022.

In 2022, United States did not export any services to Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Democratic Republic of the Congo-United States Trade: In 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $181M to United States. The main products that Democratic Republic of the Congo exported to United States were Refined Copper ($89.6M), Refined Petroleum ($24.8M), and Cocoa Beans ($24.8M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 5.06%,  from $86.2M in 2017 to $181M in 2022.

In 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo did not export any services to United States.

Comparison: In 2022,  United States ranked 10 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.47), and 2 in total exports ($1.95T). 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).

Company data: In 2023, leading companies such as Continental Tire (18), Mahle Behr (11), and Molson Coors (9) were at the forefront of exporting goods from Democratic Republic of the Congo to the United States. Conversely, Other (23), Plzensky Prazdroj As (9), and Unknown (3) were notable for importing products to Democratic Republic of the Congo from the United States.

Latest Trends

August, 2024

About

Overview In August 2024, United States exported $28.1M and imported $19.2M from Democratic Republic of the Congo, resulting in a positive trade balance of $8.9M. Between August 2023 and August 2024 the exports of United States have decreased by $-12.6M (-31%) from $40.7M to $28.1M, while imports increased by $14M (267%) from $5.23M to $19.2M.

Trade In August 2024, the top exports of United States to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Poultry Meat ($9.85M), Tractors ($4.81M), Other Edible Preparations ($4.36M), Commodities not elsewhere specified ($3.7M), and Special purpose motor vehicles ($1.45M). In August 2024 the top imports of United States from Democratic Republic of the Congo were Refined Petroleum ($8.35M), Sawn Wood ($2.22M), Coffee ($712k), Commodities not elsewhere specified ($262k), and Diamonds ($110k).

Origins In August 2024 the exports of United States were mainly from Texas ($11.2M), New Jersey ($2.32M), Georgia ($1.66M), Virginia ($1.43M), and Wisconsin ($1.4M), while imports destinations were mainly Maryland ($10M), Louisiana ($3.17M), Georgia ($2.31M), Puerto Rico ($1.04M), and New York ($960k).

Growth In August 2024, the decrease in United States's year-by-year exports to Democratic Republic of the Congo was explained primarily by an decrease in product exports in Machinery Having Individual Functions ($-619k or -69.6%), Excavation Machinery ($-304k or -18.9%), and Ethylene Polymers ($-298k or -68.5%). In August 2024, the increase in United States's year-by-year imports  from Democratic Republic of the Congo was explained primarily by an increase in product imports  in Sawn Wood ($653k or 41.6%), Computers ($64.5k or 861%), and Antiques ($21.7k or 132%).

Latest Trade

Time Scale
Flow
Value
Depth
EXPORT GROWTH (August 2023 - August 2024)$-12.6M(-31%)
IMPORT GROWTH (August 2023 - August 2024)$14M(267%)
MAIN EXPORTER (August 2024)Texas$11.2M

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, United States exported $295M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products exported from United States to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Magnesium Carbonate ($87.1M), Poultry Meat ($30.6M), and Documents of title (bonds etc) and unused stamps ($23M). During the last 5 years the exports of United States to Democratic Republic of the Congo have decreased at an annualized rate of 26.9%, from $1.42B in 2017 to $295M in 2022.

In 2017, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $181M to United States. The main products exported from Democratic Republic of the Congo to United States were Refined Copper ($89.6M), Refined Petroleum ($24.8M), and Cocoa Beans ($24.8M). During the last 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 5.06%, from $86.2M in 2022 to $181M in 2017.

Exports from United States (Flag) to Democratic Republic of the Congo (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Democratic Republic of the Congo (Flag) to United States (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
United States
Top DestinationCanada$308B
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Top DestinationChina$15.6B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from United States than Democratic Republic of the Congo included Canada ($308B), Mexico ($294B), and China ($151B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Democratic Republic of the Congo than United States included Tanzania ($1.17B), Mozambique ($1.06B), and Zambia ($656M).

Difference in imports from Democratic Republic of the Congo (Flag) and United States (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage United States - Democratic Republic of the Congo

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

During 2022, United States had a large net trade with Democratic Republic of the Congo in the exports of Mineral Products ($87.8M), Machines ($48.2M), and Animal Products ($30.6M).

During 2017, Democratic Republic of the Congo had a large net trade with United States in the exports of Metals ($92.6M), Mineral Products ($43.4M), and Foodstuffs ($28.8M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential United States Democratic Republic of the Congo+$10.2MVaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures
Top Product Potential Democratic Republic of the Congo United States+$145MRefined 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 United States and Democratic Republic of the Congo. This means that a dot/product with the flag of United States 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 United States.

Product Space of United States (Flag) and Democratic Republic of the Congo (Flag) (2022)

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