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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$107BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH
-14.6%CURRENT US$
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2022
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GDP PC 
$586CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH
42.1%CURRENT US$
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2022
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GDP PC
$2,999CURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP PC GROWTH
-39.6%CURRENT US$
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About

Democratic Republic of the Congo-Angola Trade: In 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $50.5M to Angola. The main products that Democratic Republic of the Congo exported to Angola were Refined Copper ($38M), Refined Petroleum ($4.73M), and Beauty Products ($871k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to Angola have increased at an annualized rate of 48.1%, from $7.1M in 2017 to $50.5M in 2022.

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

Angola-Democratic Republic of the Congo Trade: In 2022, Angola exported $114M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products that Angola exported to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Refined Petroleum ($11.9M), Raw Iron Bars ($10.7M), and Hard Liquor ($10.2M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Angola to Democratic Republic of the Congo have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.61%,  from $130M in 2017 to $114M in 2022.

In 2022, Angola 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, Angola ranked 126 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.55), and 58 in total exports ($54.1B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $50.5M to Angola. The main products exported from Democratic Republic of the Congo to Angola were Refined Copper ($38M), Refined Petroleum ($4.73M), and Beauty Products ($871k). During the last 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to Angola have increased at an annualized rate of 48.1%, from $7.1M in 2017 to $50.5M in 2022.

In 2017, Angola exported $114M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products exported from Angola to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Refined Petroleum ($11.9M), Raw Iron Bars ($10.7M), and Hard Liquor ($10.2M). During the last 5 years the exports of Angola to Democratic Republic of the Congo have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.61%, from $130M in 2022 to $114M in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

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

Democratic Republic of the Congo Exports

Angola Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Angola
Top Destination
China$21.8B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Democratic Republic of the Congo than Angola included Tanzania ($1.17B), Mozambique ($1.06B), and Hong Kong ($1.24B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Angola than Democratic Republic of the Congo included China ($21.8B), India ($4.81B), and Netherlands ($3.91B).

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

Comparative Advantage Democratic Republic of the Congo - Angola

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo had a large net trade with Angola in the exports of Metals ($38.7M), Mineral Products ($4.81M), and Chemical Products ($1.8M).

During 2017, Angola had a large net trade with Democratic Republic of the Congo in the exports of Metals ($40.3M), Mineral Products ($21.3M), and Foodstuffs ($19.5M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Democratic Republic of the Congo Angola+$4.4kRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Angola Democratic Republic of the Congo+$4.54kRefined Petroleum

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

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

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