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2022
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Exports $181MRnk 17 / 128
2022
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Top Product $89.6MRefined Copper
2022
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Exports $295MRnk 120 / 219
2022
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Top Product $87.1MMagnesium Carbonate
2022
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -1.81Rnk 130 / 133
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.47Rnk 10 / 133
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GDP$58.1BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH98.1%CURRENT US$
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2022
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 GDP$25.5TCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH56.7%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 GROWTH42.1%CURRENT US$
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2022
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GDP PC$76,399CURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP PC GROWTH47.5%CURRENT US$
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About

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 16%, from $86.2M in 2017 to $181M in 2022.

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

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.

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

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, 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 16%, from $86.2M in 2017 to $181M in 2022.

In 2017, 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 2022 to $295M in 2017.

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

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

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Trade between Democratic Republic of the Congo (Flag) and United States (Flag)

Democratic Republic of the Congo Exports

United States Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

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

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).

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

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

Comparative Advantage Democratic Republic of the Congo - United States

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, 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).

During 2017, 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).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Democratic Republic of the Congo United States+$145MRefined Copper
Top Product Potential United States Democratic Republic of the Congo+$10.2MVaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures

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

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

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