Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo

GDP (million current US$, 2022) 62 859 Rank in world trade, 2022 Exports Imports
GDP per capita (US$, 2020-2022) 597 Merchandise 72 107
Current account balance (% GDP, 2022) -2.2 excluding intra-EU trade 52 82
Trade per capita (US$, 2020-2022) 225 Commercial services 181 92
Trade (% GDP, 2020-2022) 37.6 excluding intra-EU trade 155 66

MERCHANDISE TRADE
Value Annual percentage change
Million US$ 2022 2010-2022 2021 2022
Merchandise exports, f.o.b. 28 200 15 71 17
Merchandise imports, c.i.f. 11 000 8 15 44
2022 2022
Share in world total exports (%) 0.11 Share in world total imports (%) 0.04
Breakdown in economy's total exports Breakdown in economy's total imports
By main commodity group, % (2021) By main commodity group, % (2021)

Agricultural products: 1.2 Fuels and mining products: 73.6 Agricultural products: 9.7 Fuels and mining products: 7.3
Manufactures: 24.5 Other: 0.8 Manufactures: 66.8 Other: 16.2

By main destination, % (2021) By main origin, % (2021)

China: 47.4 Tanzania: 8.9 South Africa: 8.8 China: 26.9 European Union: 13.4
South Africa: 13.4 United States of America: 9.5
Singapore: 8.7 Zambia: 6 Other: 20.1 India: 7 Other: 29.8

Agricultural Products
Value Value
Top exported products (Million US$) 2021 . Top imported products (Million US$) 2021
HS1801 Cocoa beans, whole or broken 96 HS1001 Wheat and meslin 184
HS0901 Coffee 21 HS0207 Meat and edible offal of poultry 74
HS1211 Plants and parts of plants 18 HS1006 Rice 47
HS2302 Bran, sharps and other residues 5 HS1515 Other fixed vegetable fats and oils 44
HS1302 Vegetable saps and extracts 4 HS1107 Malt, whether or not roasted 43
Share in economy's trade in agricultural products
Exports Imports
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 0% 10% 20% 30% Value Annual percentage change
Million US$ 2021 2010-2021 2020 2021
HS1801 HS1001
Exports 155 na 28 11
HS0901 HS0207 Imports 784 na -6 31
HS1211 HS1006
HS2302 HS1515
HS1302 HS1107

Non-Agricultural Products
Value Value
Top exported products (Million US$) 2021 Top imported products (Million US$) 2021
HS7403 Refined copper and copper alloys 14 190 HS4907 Other documents of title 428
HS2822 Cobalt oxides and hydroxides 5 713 HS2710 Petroleum oils, other than crude 367
HS2603 Copper ores and concentrates 1 580 HS2503 Sulphur of all kinds 338
HS7402 Unrefined copper 1 397 HS3004 Medicaments in measured doses 239
HS2617 Other ores and concentrates 348 HS8704 Motor vehicles for goods transport 213
Share in economy's trade in non-agricultural products
Exports Imports
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 0% 5% 10% Value Annual percentage change
Million US$ 2021 2010-2021 2020 2021
HS7403 HS4907 Exports 23 970 na 5 71
HS2822 HS2710 Imports 6 874 na -26 13
HS2603 HS2503
HS7402 HS3004
HS2617 HS8704

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TRADE IN COMMERCIAL SERVICES
Value Annual percentage change
Million US$ 2022 2010-2022 2021 2022
Commercial services exports 89 -9 20 -35
Commercial services imports 4 192 4 48 14
2022 2022
Share in world total exports (%) 0.00 Share in world total imports (%) 0.06
Breakdown in economy's total exports Breakdown in economy's total imports
By main services item, % (2021) By main services item, % (2021)

Transport: 13.9 Travel: 77.8 Transport: 42.9 Travel: 6

Other commercial services: 8.3 Goods-related services: 0 Other commercial services: 51.1 Goods-related services: 0

By main destination By main origin

Value Annual percentage change

FATS sales 2022 2010-2022 2021 2022
Inward (million US$) na na na na
Outward (million US$) na na na na

Transport
Dem. Rep. of the Congo World Value Annual percentage change
200 Million US$ 2021 2010-2021 2020 2021
Exports 19 -13 16 -18
100 Imports 1 581 0 2 47

Exports Value Share (%) Imports Value Share (%)

0 By sea (2010) 0 0.0 By sea (2010) 0 0.0
2010 2013 2016 2019 2022
By air (2010) 0 0.0 By air (2010) 0 0.0
Transport exports (Index 2010=100) By other (2021) 19 100.0 By other (2021) 1 581 100.0

Travel
Dem. Rep. of the Congo World
1200 Value Annual percentage change
Million US$ 2021 2010-2021 2020 2021
800
Exports 108 23 -19 33
400 Imports 219 4 113 8

0
2010 2013 2016 2019 2022
Travel exports (Index 2010=100)

Other Commercial Services and Goods-related Services

Exports of OCS by main item (2021) Million US$ Value Annual percentage change
2021 2010-2021 2020 2021
0.6 Other business Other commercial services
services Exports 12 -23 80 6
ICTs Imports 1 884 8 23 55
23.6 40.6
Financial services 2022 2010-2022 2021 2022
35.2 Goods-related services
Other
Exports na na na na
Imports na na na na

INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY
Patent applications, 2020 Trademark applications, 2020 Industrial design applications
Residents Non-residents Total Residents Non-residents Total Residents Non-residents Total
72 110 182 405 201 606 na na na

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