2022
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GDP
$58.1BCURRENT US$
Rnk 87 / 186
2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH
98.1%CURRENT US$
Rnk 15 / 186
2022
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 GDP
$17.4BCURRENT US$
Rnk 124 / 186
2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH
56.2%CURRENT US$
Rnk 48 / 186
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$
Rnk 45 / 186
2022
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GDP PC
$1,303CURRENT US$
Rnk 161 / 186
2012-2022
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GDP PC GROWTH
17.1%CURRENT US$
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About

Democratic Republic of the Congo-Benin Trade: In 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $166k to Benin. The main products that Democratic Republic of the Congo exported to Benin were Other Furniture ($82.7k), Insulated Wire ($17.4k), and Interior Decorative Glassware ($8.74k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to Benin have decreased at an annualized rate of 23.1%, from $618k in 2017 to $166k in 2022.

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

Benin-Democratic Republic of the Congo Trade: In 2022, Benin exported $378k to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products that Benin exported to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Felt or Coated Fabric Garments ($105k), Other Cloth Articles ($68.6k), and Knit T-shirts ($36.8k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Benin to Democratic Republic of the Congo have decreased at an annualized rate of 18.7%,  from $1.98M in 2017 to $378k in 2022.

In 2022, Benin 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, Benin ranked 86 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.5), and 149 in total exports ($1.67B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $166k to Benin. The main products exported from Democratic Republic of the Congo to Benin were Other Furniture ($82.7k), Insulated Wire ($17.4k), and Interior Decorative Glassware ($8.74k). During the last 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to Benin have decreased at an annualized rate of 23.1%, from $618k in 2017 to $166k in 2022.

In 2017, Benin exported $378k to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products exported from Benin to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Felt or Coated Fabric Garments ($105k), Other Cloth Articles ($68.6k), and Knit T-shirts ($36.8k). During the last 5 years the exports of Benin to Democratic Republic of the Congo have decreased at an annualized rate of 18.7%, from $1.98M in 2022 to $378k in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

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

Democratic Republic of the Congo Exports

Benin Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Benin
Top Destination
India$448M

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Democratic Republic of the Congo than Benin included China ($15.6B), Singapore ($1.36B), and Hong Kong ($1.24B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Benin than Democratic Republic of the Congo included Bangladesh ($406M), India ($448M), and Togo ($35.9M).

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

Comparative Advantage Democratic Republic of the Congo - Benin

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo had a large net trade with Benin in the exports of Miscellaneous ($90.5k), Machines ($36.3k), and Stone And Glass ($11.5k).

During 2017, Benin had a large net trade with Democratic Republic of the Congo in the exports of Textiles ($280k), Miscellaneous ($19.9k), and Vegetable Products ($17.6k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Democratic Republic of the Congo Benin+$22.1kInsulated Wire
Top Product Potential Benin Democratic Republic of the Congo+$19kOther Oily Seeds

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

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

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