United States (USA) and Democratic Republic of the Congo (COD) Trade

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United States-Democratic Republic of the Congo Trade: In 2023, United States exported $178M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products that United States exported to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Poultry Meat ($31.8M), Delivery Trucks ($21M), and Cereal Meal and Pellets ($18.6M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United States to Democratic Republic of the Congo have decreased at an annualized rate of 39%, from $2.11B in 2018 to $178M in 2023.

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

Democratic Republic of the Congo-United States Trade: In 2023, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $277M to United States. The main products that Democratic Republic of the Congo exported to United States were Refined Petroleum ($141M), Refined Copper ($106M), and Sawn Wood ($9.24M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 14.1%, from $50M in 2018 to $277M in 2023.

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

Comparison: In 2023, United States ranked 10 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.5), and 2 in total exports ($1.86T). 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).

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

November, 2024

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Overview In November 2024, United States exported $43.4M and imported $35.9M from Democratic Republic of the Congo, resulting in a positive trade balance of $7.52M. Between November 2023 and November 2024 the exports of United States have increased by $4.83M (12.5%) from $38.6M to $43.4M, while imports increased by $7.22M (25.2%) from $28.7M to $35.9M.

Trade In November 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 November 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 November 2024 the exports of United States were mainly from Georgia ($11.3M), Texas ($6.76M), Wisconsin ($5.69M), Maryland ($3.32M), and Rhode Island ($1.8M), while imports destinations were mainly Maryland ($29.6M), North Carolina ($1.16M), New York ($1.04M), South Carolina ($1.01M), and Puerto Rico ($560k).

Growth In November 2024, the increase in United States's year-by-year exports to Democratic Republic of the Congo was explained primarily by an increase in product exports in Tractors ($4.61M or 2.3k%), Poultry Meat ($3.78M or 62.1%), and Commodities not elsewhere specified ($2.86M or 341%). In November 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

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EXPORT GROWTH (November 2023 - November 2024)$4.83M(12.5%)

IMPORT GROWTH (November 2023 - November 2024)$7.22M(25.2%)

MAIN EXPORTER (November 2024)Georgia$11.3M

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, United States exported $178M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products exported from United States to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Poultry Meat ($31.8M), Delivery Trucks ($21M), and Cereal Meal and Pellets ($18.6M). During the last 5 years the exports of United States to Democratic Republic of the Congo have decreased at an annualized rate of 39%, from $2.11B in 2018 to $178M in 2023.

In 2018, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $277M to United States. The main products exported from Democratic Republic of the Congo to United States were Refined Petroleum ($141M), Refined Copper ($106M), and Sawn Wood ($9.24M). During the last 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 14.1%, from $50M in 2023 to $277M in 2018.

Exports from United States () to Democratic Republic of the Congo () (2023)

Exports from Democratic Republic of the Congo () to United States () (2023)

Market Competitiveness

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United States
Top DestinationCanada$269B

Democratic Republic of the Congo
Top DestinationChina$14.3B

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 2023, countries that imported more from United States than Democratic Republic of the Congo included Canada ($269B), Mexico ($243B), and China ($154B).

In 2023, no countries were registered that imported more from Democratic Republic of the Congo than from United States.

Difference in imports from Democratic Republic of the Congo () and United States () (2023)

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 2023, United States had a large net trade with Democratic Republic of the Congo in the exports of Transportation ($44.4M), Animal Products ($31.8M), and Machines ($30.2M).

During 2018, Democratic Republic of the Congo had a large net trade with United States in the exports of Mineral Products ($141M), Metals ($115M), and Wood Products ($9.3M).

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

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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 () and Democratic Republic of the Congo () (2023)

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