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2022
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Exports $546MRnk 11 / 128
2022
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Top Product $530MRefined Copper
2022
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Exports $77.1MRnk 128 / 221
2022
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Top Product $6.48MDried Legumes
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -1.81Rnk 130 / 133
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.29Rnk 17 / 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$2.01TCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH-3.67%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$34,158CURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP PC GROWTH-2.55%CURRENT US$
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Democratic Republic of the Congo-Italy Trade: In 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $546M to Italy. The main products that Democratic Republic of the Congo exported to Italy were Refined Copper ($530M), Scrap Copper ($8.48M), and Coffee ($5.88M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to Italy have increased at an annualized rate of 15.7%, from $264M in 2017 to $546M in 2022.

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

Italy-Democratic Republic of the Congo Trade: In 2022, Italy exported $77.1M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products that Italy exported to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Dried Legumes ($6.48M), Prefabricated Buildings ($5.8M), and Cereal Flours ($4.73M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Italy to Democratic Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 5.05%,  from $60.3M in 2017 to $77.1M in 2022.

In 2022, Italy 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, Italy ranked 17 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.29), and 7 in total exports ($634B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $546M to Italy. The main products exported from Democratic Republic of the Congo to Italy were Refined Copper ($530M), Scrap Copper ($8.48M), and Coffee ($5.88M). During the last 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to Italy have increased at an annualized rate of 15.7%, from $264M in 2017 to $546M in 2022.

In 2017, Italy exported $77.1M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products exported from Italy to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Dried Legumes ($6.48M), Prefabricated Buildings ($5.8M), and Cereal Flours ($4.73M). During the last 5 years the exports of Italy to Democratic Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 5.05%, from $60.3M in 2022 to $77.1M in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

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

Democratic Republic of the Congo Exports

Italy Exports

Market Competitiveness

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Democratic Republic of the Congo
Top DestinationChina$15.6B
Italy
Top DestinationGermany$78.5B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Italy than Democratic Republic of the Congo included Germany ($78.5B), United States ($68.2B), and France ($63.8B).

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

Comparative Advantage Democratic Republic of the Congo - Italy

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo had a large net trade with Italy in the exports of Metals ($538M), Vegetable Products ($5.89M), and Machines ($938k).

During 2017, Italy had a large net trade with Democratic Republic of the Congo in the exports of Machines ($30.4M), Vegetable Products ($11.3M), and Miscellaneous ($7.22M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Democratic Republic of the Congo Italy+$220MRefined Copper
Top Product Potential Italy Democratic Republic of the Congo+$2.78MElectrical Transformers

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

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

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