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Exports $173MRnk 103 / 224
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Top Product $24.6MPoultry Meat
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Exports $44.5MRnk 29 / 128
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Top Product $30.2MRefined Copper
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.11Rnk 23 / 133
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -1.81Rnk 130 / 133
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GDP$991BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH18.1%CURRENT US$
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 GDP$58.1BCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH98.1%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC $55,985CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH11.8%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC$586CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH42.1%CURRENT US$
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Netherlands-Democratic Republic of the Congo Trade: In 2022, Netherlands exported $173M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products that Netherlands exported to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Poultry Meat ($24.6M), Excavation Machinery ($16.9M), and Concentrated Milk ($13.4M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Netherlands to Democratic Republic of the Congo have decreased at an annualized rate of 0.31%, from $175M in 2017 to $173M in 2022.

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

Democratic Republic of the Congo-Netherlands Trade: In 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $44.5M to Netherlands. The main products that Democratic Republic of the Congo exported to Netherlands were Refined Copper ($30.2M), Cocoa Beans ($13.2M), and Coffee ($518k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to Netherlands have increased at an annualized rate of 29.7%,  from $12.1M in 2017 to $44.5M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  Netherlands ranked 23 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.11), and 6 in total exports ($674B). 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).

Latest Trends

October, 2022

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Overview In October 2022, Netherlands exported €7M and imported €2M from Democratic Republic of the Congo, resulting in a positive trade balance of €5M. Between October 2021 and October 2022 the exports of Netherlands have increased by €1M (16.7%) from €6M to €7M, while imports decreased by €-14M (-87.5%) from €16M to €2M.

Trade In October 2022, the top exports of Netherlands to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Other meat and edible meat offal,... (€3M), Edible products and preparations, n.e.s. (€1M), and Polyacetals, other polyethers and epoxide resins,... (€1M). In October 2022 the top imports of Netherlands from Democratic Republic of the Congo were Copper (€1M).

Growth In October 2022, the increase in Netherlands's year-by-year exports to Democratic Republic of the Congo was explained primarily by an increase in product exports in Other meat and edible meat offal,... (€1M or 50%). In October 2022, the decrease in Netherlands's year-by-year imports  from Democratic Republic of the Congo was explained primarily by an decrease in product imports  in .

Latest Trade

Time Scale
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Value
EXPORT GROWTH (October 2021 - October 2022)€1M(16.7%)
IMPORT GROWTH (October 2021 - October 2022)€-14M(-87.5%)

This section shows exports and imports data at subnational level for Netherlands. Click any date in the line plot or any product to explore the exports or imports behavior of Netherlands over time.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Netherlands exported $173M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products exported from Netherlands to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Poultry Meat ($24.6M), Excavation Machinery ($16.9M), and Concentrated Milk ($13.4M). During the last 5 years the exports of Netherlands to Democratic Republic of the Congo have decreased at an annualized rate of 0.31%, from $175M in 2017 to $173M in 2022.

In 2017, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $44.5M to Netherlands. The main products exported from Democratic Republic of the Congo to Netherlands were Refined Copper ($30.2M), Cocoa Beans ($13.2M), and Coffee ($518k). During the last 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to Netherlands have increased at an annualized rate of 29.7%, from $12.1M in 2022 to $44.5M in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

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Netherlands
Top DestinationGermany$131B
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Top DestinationChina$15.6B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Netherlands than Democratic Republic of the Congo included Germany ($131B), Belgium ($94.3B), and France ($59.9B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Democratic Republic of the Congo than Netherlands included China ($15.6B), Mozambique ($1.06B), and Tanzania ($1.17B).

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

Comparative Advantage Netherlands - Democratic Republic of the Congo

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

During 2022, Netherlands had a large net trade with Democratic Republic of the Congo in the exports of Animal Products ($44.6M), Machines ($37.9M), and Foodstuffs ($19.5M).

During 2017, Democratic Republic of the Congo had a large net trade with Netherlands in the exports of Metals ($30.2M), Foodstuffs ($13.2M), and Vegetable Products ($528k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Netherlands Democratic Republic of the Congo+$3.5MTelephones
Top Product Potential Democratic Republic of the Congo Netherlands+$40.7MRefined 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 Netherlands and Democratic Republic of the Congo. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Netherlands 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 Netherlands.

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

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