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98.1%CURRENT US$
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68.2%CURRENT US$
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$586CURRENT US$
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42.1%CURRENT US$
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$15,892CURRENT US$
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About

Democratic Republic of the Congo-Romania Trade: In 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $917k to Romania. The main products that Democratic Republic of the Congo exported to Romania were Rubber ($591k) and Coffee ($326k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to Romania have increased at an annualized rate of 7.38%, from $643k in 2017 to $917k in 2022.

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

Romania-Democratic Republic of the Congo Trade: In 2022, Romania exported $1.02M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products that Romania exported to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Poultry Meat ($92.3k), Rubber Tires ($91.1k), and Electrical Transformers ($81.7k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Romania to Democratic Republic of the Congo have decreased at an annualized rate of 46.2%,  from $22.6M in 2017 to $1.02M in 2022.

In 2022, Romania 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, Romania ranked 26 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.03), and 43 in total exports ($99.5B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $917k to Romania. The main products exported from Democratic Republic of the Congo to Romania were Rubber ($591k) and Coffee ($326k). During the last 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to Romania have increased at an annualized rate of 7.38%, from $643k in 2017 to $917k in 2022.

In 2017, Romania exported $1.02M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products exported from Romania to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Poultry Meat ($92.3k), Rubber Tires ($91.1k), and Electrical Transformers ($81.7k). During the last 5 years the exports of Romania to Democratic Republic of the Congo have decreased at an annualized rate of 46.2%, from $22.6M in 2022 to $1.02M in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

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

Democratic Republic of the Congo Exports

Romania Exports

Market Competitiveness

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Romania
Top Destination
Germany$18.8B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Romania than Democratic Republic of the Congo included Germany ($18.8B), Italy ($9.55B), and Hungary ($6.75B).

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

Comparative Advantage Democratic Republic of the Congo - Romania

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo had a large net trade with Romania in the exports of Plastics and Rubbers ($591k) and Vegetable Products ($326k).

During 2017, Romania had a large net trade with Democratic Republic of the Congo in the exports of Machines ($353k), Plastics and Rubbers ($241k), and Instruments ($105k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Democratic Republic of the Congo Romania+$329kRubber
Top Product Potential Romania Democratic Republic of the Congo+$256kPoultry Meat

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

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

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