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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 GDP
$74.4BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH
5.62%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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GDP PC
$3,354CURRENT US$
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0.074%CURRENT US$
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About

Democratic Republic of the Congo-Sri Lanka Trade: In 2016, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $62.3k to Sri Lanka. The main products that Democratic Republic of the Congo exported to Sri Lanka were N/A. Over the past 17 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to Sri Lanka have decreased at an annualized rate of 3.14%, from $107k in 1999 to $62.3k in 2016.

In 2016, Democratic Republic of the Congo did not export any services to Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka-Democratic Republic of the Congo Trade: In 2016, Sri Lanka exported $1.42M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products that Sri Lanka exported to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Tea ($1.05M), Palm Oil ($151k), and Trailers and semi-trailers, not mechanically propelled vehicles ($111k). Over the past 17 years the exports of Sri Lanka to Democratic Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 1.12%,  from $1.34M in 1999 to $1.42M in 2016.

In 2016, Sri Lanka 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, Sri Lanka ranked 82 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.35), and 89 in total exports ($14.8B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2016, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $62.3k to Sri Lanka. There were not main exports from Democratic Republic of the Congo to Sri Lanka in 2016. During the last 17 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to Sri Lanka have decreased at an annualized rate of 3.14%, from $107k in 1999 to $62.3k in 2016.

In 2017, Sri Lanka exported $1.42M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products exported from Sri Lanka to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Tea ($1.05M), Palm Oil ($151k), and Trailers and semi-trailers, not mechanically propelled vehicles ($111k). During the last 5 years the exports of Sri Lanka to Democratic Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 1.12%, from $1.34M in 2022 to $1.42M in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
Sri Lanka
Top Destination
United States$3.52B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Democratic Republic of the Congo than Sri Lanka included China ($15.6B), Singapore ($1.36B), and Tanzania ($1.17B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Sri Lanka than Democratic Republic of the Congo included United States ($3.52B), India ($1.12B), and United Kingdom ($1.04B).

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

Comparative Advantage Democratic Republic of the Congo - Sri Lanka

Flow
Scale

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

During 2016, Democratic Republic of the Congo had a large net trade with Sri Lanka in the exports of .

During 2017, Sri Lanka had a large net trade with Democratic Republic of the Congo in the exports of Vegetable Products ($1.05M), Animal and Vegetable Bi-Products ($151k), and Transportation ($111k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Democratic Republic of the Congo Sri Lanka+$3.41kRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Sri Lanka Democratic Republic of the Congo+$2.46kExcavation Machinery

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

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

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