Democratic Republic of the Congo (COD) and Chad (TCD) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Democratic Republic of the Congo-Chad Trade: In 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $12.1k to Chad. The main products that Democratic Republic of the Congo exported to Chad were Other Furniture ($11.3k), Microphones and Headphones ($501), and Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($298). Over the past 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to Chad have decreased at an annualized rate of 14.7%, from $26.8k in 2017 to $12.1k in 2022.

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

Chad-Democratic Republic of the Congo Trade: In 2022, Chad exported $1.46k to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products that Chad exported to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Engine Parts ($954) and Used Clothing ($501). Over the past 5 years the exports of Chad to Democratic Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 3.04%, from $1.18k in 2017 to $1.46k in 2022.

In 2022, Chad 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, Chad ranked 129 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.74), and 130 in total exports ($4.39B).

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Trade between Democratic Republic of the Congo () and Chad ()

Democratic Republic of the Congo Exports

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Democratic Republic of the Congo
Top DestinationChina$15.6B

Chad
Top DestinationGermany$1.1B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Chad than Democratic Republic of the Congo included Germany ($1.1B), Chinese Taipei ($512M), and France ($419M).

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

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Top Product Potential Democratic Republic of the Congo Chad+$1.64kRefined Petroleum

Top Product Potential Chad Democratic Republic of the Congo+$1.85kGold

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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This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Democratic Republic of the Congo and Chad. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Democratic Republic of the Congo indicates it has a comparative advantage over Chad. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Chad indicates it has a comparative advantage over Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Trade between Democratic Republic of the Congo () and Chad ()

Democratic Republic of the Congo Exports

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

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Product Space of Democratic Republic of the Congo () and Chad () (NaN)

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