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$58.1BCURRENT US$
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98.1%CURRENT US$
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42.1%CURRENT US$
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$34,158CURRENT US$
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About

Democratic Republic of the Congo-Italy In 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $546M to Italy. The main products that Democratic Republic of the Congo exported to Italy are Refined Copper ($530M), Scrap Copper ($8.48M), and Coffee ($5.88M). During the last 26 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to Italy have increased at an annualized rate of 7.85%, from $76.6M in 1996 to $546M in 2022.

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

Italy-Democratic Republic of the Congo In 2022, Italy exported $77.1M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products that Italy exported to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Dried Legumes ($6.48M), Prefabricated Buildings ($5.8M), and Cereal Flours ($4.73M). During the last 26 years the exports of Italy to Democratic Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 2.73%, from $38.3M in 1996 to $77.1M in 2022.

In 2022, Italy 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, Italy ranked 17 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.29), and 7 in total exports ($634B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $546M to Italy. The main products exported from Democratic Republic of the Congo to Italy were Refined Copper ($530M), Scrap Copper ($8.48M), and Coffee ($5.88M). During the last 26 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to Italy have increased at an annualized rate of 7.85%, from $76.6M in 1996 to $546M in 2022.

In 2022, Italy exported $77.1M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products exported from Italy to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Dried Legumes ($6.48M), Prefabricated Buildings ($5.8M), and Cereal Flours ($4.73M). During the last 27 years the exports of Italy to Democratic Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 2.73%, from $38.3M in 1995 to $77.1M in 2022.

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

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

Latest Data

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

Democratic Republic of the Congo Exports

Italy Exports

Market Competitiveness

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Italy
Top Destination
Germany$78.5B

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

In 2021, countries that imported more from Democratic Republic of the Congo than Italy were Tanzania ($1.17B), Mozambique ($1.06B), and Zambia ($656M).

In 2021, countries that imported more from Italy than Democratic Republic of the Congo were Germany ($78.5B), United States ($68.2B), and France ($63.8B).

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

Comparative Advantage Democratic Republic of the Congo - Italy

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Scale

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

During 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo had a large net trade with Italy in the exports of Metals ($538M), Vegetable Products ($5.89M), and Machines ($938k).

During 2022, Italy had a large net trade with Democratic Republic of the Congo in the exports of Machines ($30.4M), Vegetable Products ($11.3M), and Miscellaneous ($7.22M).

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 Italy. Similarly, the more yellow a dot/product is, the more Italy has comparative advantage over Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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

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