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$409BCURRENT US$
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109%CURRENT US$
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$58.1BCURRENT US$
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98.1%CURRENT US$
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$4,164CURRENT US$
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90.1%CURRENT US$
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$586CURRENT US$
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42.1%CURRENT US$
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About

Vietnam-Democratic Republic of the Congo Trade: In 2022, Vietnam exported $10.4M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products that Vietnam exported to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Bedspreads ($4.82M), Razor Blades ($1.52M), and Propylene Polymers ($434k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Vietnam to Democratic Republic of the Congo have decreased at an annualized rate of 10.9%, from $18.5M in 2017 to $10.4M in 2022.

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

Democratic Republic of the Congo-Vietnam Trade: In 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $385M to Vietnam. The main products that Democratic Republic of the Congo exported to Vietnam were Refined Copper ($369M), Rough Wood ($9.7M), and Cobalt Oxides and Hydroxides ($6.06M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to Vietnam have increased at an annualized rate of 59%,  from $38M in 2017 to $385M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  Vietnam ranked 55 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.2), and 19 in total exports ($399B). 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).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Vietnam exported $10.4M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products exported from Vietnam to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Bedspreads ($4.82M), Razor Blades ($1.52M), and Propylene Polymers ($434k). During the last 5 years the exports of Vietnam to Democratic Republic of the Congo have decreased at an annualized rate of 10.9%, from $18.5M in 2017 to $10.4M in 2022.

In 2017, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $385M to Vietnam. The main products exported from Democratic Republic of the Congo to Vietnam were Refined Copper ($369M), Rough Wood ($9.7M), and Cobalt Oxides and Hydroxides ($6.06M). During the last 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to Vietnam have increased at an annualized rate of 59%, from $38M in 2022 to $385M in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

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

Democratic Republic of the Congo Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Vietnam
Top Destination
United States$117B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Vietnam than Democratic Republic of the Congo included United States ($117B), China ($58.7B), and Japan ($25B).

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

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

Comparative Advantage Vietnam - Democratic Republic of the Congo

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Vietnam had a large net trade with Democratic Republic of the Congo in the exports of Textiles ($5.04M), Metals ($1.82M), and Plastics and Rubbers ($1M).

During 2017, Democratic Republic of the Congo had a large net trade with Vietnam in the exports of Metals ($369M), Wood Products ($10M), and Chemical Products ($6.06M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Vietnam Democratic Republic of the Congo+$6.58kTelephones
Top Product Potential Democratic Republic of the Congo Vietnam+$11.1kRefined 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 Vietnam and Democratic Republic of the Congo. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Vietnam 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 Vietnam.

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

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