2022
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GDP
$58.1BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH
98.1%CURRENT US$
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2022
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$252BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH
16.5%CURRENT US$
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2022
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GDP PC 
$586CURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP PC GROWTH
42.1%CURRENT US$
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2022
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GDP PC
$24,275CURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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18%CURRENT US$
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About

Democratic Republic of the Congo-Portugal Trade: In 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $573M to Portugal. The main products that Democratic Republic of the Congo exported to Portugal were Crude Petroleum ($570M), Sawn Wood ($1.39M), and Rough Wood ($1.18M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to Portugal have increased at an annualized rate of 154%, from $5.39M in 2017 to $573M in 2022.

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

Portugal-Democratic Republic of the Congo Trade: In 2022, Portugal exported $11.9M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products that Portugal exported to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Lifting Machinery ($2.55M), Poultry Meat ($1.09M), and Other Uncoated Paper ($729k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Portugal to Democratic Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 19.1%,  from $4.97M in 2017 to $11.9M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  Democratic Republic of the Congo ranked 130 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.81), and 71 in total exports ($28.5B). That same year, Portugal ranked 42 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.57), and 48 in total exports ($81.7B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $573M to Portugal. The main products exported from Democratic Republic of the Congo to Portugal were Crude Petroleum ($570M), Sawn Wood ($1.39M), and Rough Wood ($1.18M). During the last 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to Portugal have increased at an annualized rate of 154%, from $5.39M in 2017 to $573M in 2022.

In 2017, Portugal exported $11.9M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products exported from Portugal to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Lifting Machinery ($2.55M), Poultry Meat ($1.09M), and Other Uncoated Paper ($729k). During the last 5 years the exports of Portugal to Democratic Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 19.1%, from $4.97M in 2022 to $11.9M in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

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

Democratic Republic of the Congo Exports

Portugal Exports

Market Competitiveness

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Portugal
Top Destination
Spain$20.5B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Democratic Republic of the Congo than Portugal included China ($15.6B), Tanzania ($1.17B), and United Arab Emirates ($1.3B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Portugal than Democratic Republic of the Congo included Spain ($20.5B), France ($9.49B), and Germany ($8.76B).

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

Comparative Advantage Democratic Republic of the Congo - Portugal

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo had a large net trade with Portugal in the exports of Mineral Products ($570M), Wood Products ($2.57M), and Vegetable Products ($1.03M).

During 2017, Portugal had a large net trade with Democratic Republic of the Congo in the exports of Machines ($4.13M), Animal Products ($1.6M), and Paper Goods ($1.42M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Democratic Republic of the Congo Portugal+$1.64MRough Wood
Top Product Potential Portugal Democratic Republic of the Congo+$1.1MPackaged Medicaments

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 Democratic Republic of the Congo and Portugal. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Democratic Republic of the Congo indicates it has a comparative advantage over Portugal. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Portugal indicates it has a comparative advantage over Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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

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