2022
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GDP
$58.1BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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98.1%CURRENT US$
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2022
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$17.4BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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56.2%CURRENT US$
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2022
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GDP PC 
$586CURRENT US$
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42.1%CURRENT US$
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$1,303CURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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17.1%CURRENT US$
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About

Democratic Republic of the Congo-Benin In 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $166k to Benin. The main products that Democratic Republic of the Congo exported to Benin are Other Furniture ($82.7k), Insulated Wire ($17.4k), and Interior Decorative Glassware ($8.74k). During the last 24 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to Benin have increased at an annualized rate of 6.3%, from $38.3k in 1998 to $166k in 2022.

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

Benin-Democratic Republic of the Congo In 2022, Benin exported $378k to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products that Benin exported to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Felt or Coated Fabric Garments ($105k), Other Cloth Articles ($68.6k), and Knit T-shirts ($36.8k). During the last 24 years the exports of Benin to Democratic Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 31.1%, from $566 in 1998 to $378k in 2022.

In 2022, Benin 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, Benin ranked 86 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.5), and 149 in total exports ($1.67B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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Value

In 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $166k to Benin. The main products exported from Democratic Republic of the Congo to Benin were Other Furniture ($82.7k), Insulated Wire ($17.4k), and Interior Decorative Glassware ($8.74k). During the last 24 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to Benin have increased at an annualized rate of 6.3%, from $38.3k in 1998 to $166k in 2022.

In 2022, Benin exported $378k to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products exported from Benin to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Felt or Coated Fabric Garments ($105k), Other Cloth Articles ($68.6k), and Knit T-shirts ($36.8k). During the last 22 years the exports of Benin to Democratic Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 31.1%, from $566 in 2000 to $378k in 2022.

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

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

Latest Data

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

Democratic Republic of the Congo Exports

Benin Exports

Market Competitiveness

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Benin
Top Destination
India$448M

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

In 2021, countries that imported more from Democratic Republic of the Congo than Benin were China ($15.6B), Singapore ($1.36B), and Hong Kong ($1.24B).

In 2021, countries that imported more from Benin than Democratic Republic of the Congo were Bangladesh ($406M), India ($448M), and Togo ($35.9M).

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

Comparative Advantage Democratic Republic of the Congo - Benin

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo had a large net trade with Benin in the exports of Miscellaneous ($90.5k), Machines ($36.3k), and Stone And Glass ($11.5k).

During 2022, Benin had a large net trade with Democratic Republic of the Congo in the exports of Textiles ($280k), Miscellaneous ($19.9k), and Vegetable Products ($17.6k).

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization show the product space at the HS4 level colored from blue to yellow.  This mean that the more blue a dot/product is, the more Democratic Republic of the Congo has comparative advantage over Benin. Similarly, the more yellow a dot/product is, the more Benin has comparative advantage over Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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

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