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$58.1BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH
98.1%CURRENT US$
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$3.07BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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31.7%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC 
$586CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH
42.1%CURRENT US$
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$238CURRENT US$
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0.099%CURRENT US$
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About

Democratic Republic of the Congo-Burundi Trade: In 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $12.8M to Burundi. The main products that Democratic Republic of the Congo exported to Burundi were Plastic Lids ($3.06M), Glass Bottles ($2.92M), and Other Cotton Fabrics ($2.04M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to Burundi have increased at an annualized rate of 41.1%, from $2.28M in 2017 to $12.8M in 2022.

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

Burundi-Democratic Republic of the Congo Trade: In 2022, Burundi exported $25.7M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products that Burundi exported to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Coated Flat-Rolled Iron ($4.96M), Plastic Lids ($3.9M), and Glass Bottles ($3.87M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Burundi to Democratic Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 10.3%,  from $15.7M in 2017 to $25.7M in 2022.

In 2022, Burundi 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, Burundi ranked 190 in total exports ($187M), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index.

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $12.8M to Burundi. The main products exported from Democratic Republic of the Congo to Burundi were Plastic Lids ($3.06M), Glass Bottles ($2.92M), and Other Cotton Fabrics ($2.04M). During the last 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to Burundi have increased at an annualized rate of 41.1%, from $2.28M in 2017 to $12.8M in 2022.

In 2017, Burundi exported $25.7M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products exported from Burundi to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Coated Flat-Rolled Iron ($4.96M), Plastic Lids ($3.9M), and Glass Bottles ($3.87M). During the last 5 years the exports of Burundi to Democratic Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 10.3%, from $15.7M in 2022 to $25.7M in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

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

Democratic Republic of the Congo Exports

Burundi Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Burundi
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$59.9M

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Burundi than Democratic Republic of the Congo included Sudan ($9.21M), Oman ($4.43M), and Ethiopia ($3.91M).

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

Comparative Advantage Democratic Republic of the Congo - Burundi

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo had a large net trade with Burundi in the exports of Plastics and Rubbers ($3.06M), Stone And Glass ($2.93M), and Textiles ($2.17M).

During 2017, Burundi had a large net trade with Democratic Republic of the Congo in the exports of Metals ($8.52M), Plastics and Rubbers ($4.01M), and Stone And Glass ($3.9M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Democratic Republic of the Congo Burundi+$24kCars
Top Product Potential Burundi Democratic Republic of the Congo+$503kRefined 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 Burundi. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Democratic Republic of the Congo indicates it has a comparative advantage over Burundi. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Burundi indicates it has a comparative advantage over Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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

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