DR Congo

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Dem. Rep. of the Congo · CD · COD · BACI 180 · latest data 2024

Exports

$29.6B USD, nominal · 2024

= $29,600 M91.0% over 5 yrs (up)

Imports

$11.5B USD, nominal · 2024

= $11,523 M13.1% over 5 yrs (up)

Trade balancesurplus

$18.1B USD, nominal · 2024

= $18,077 M

Total trade

$41.1B USD, nominal · 2024

= $41,122 M60.1% over 5 yrs (up)

World position: #69 of 225 exporters · top half · #111 of 225 importers · top half · 2024
World export share since 1995: +0.1 pp

Trade timeline

DR Congo's exports grew from $1.5B in 1995 to $29.6B in 2024; the 2024 balance was $18.1B.

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Exports, imports, trade balance and total trade of DR Congo per year, USD millions.
Year	Exports ($M)	Imports ($M)	Balance ($M)	Total ($M)
1995	$1,507 M	$1,151 M	$356 M	$2,658 M
1996	$1,611 M	$1,118 M	$493 M	$2,730 M
1997	$1,284 M	$825 M	$459 M	$2,109 M
1998	$1,068 M	$769 M	$298 M	$1,837 M
1999	$1,169 M	$482 M	$686 M	$1,651 M
2000	$1,188 M	$606 M	$582 M	$1,793 M
2001	$1,111 M	$557 M	$553 M	$1,668 M
2002	$1,457 M	$751 M	$706 M	$2,208 M
2003	$1,080 M	$967 M	$113 M	$2,047 M
2004	$1,210 M	$1,367 M	−$157 M	$2,577 M
2005	$1,443 M	$1,651 M	−$208 M	$3,095 M
2006	$1,499 M	$2,986 M	−$1,487 M	$4,484 M
2007	$2,121 M	$2,856 M	−$734 M	$4,977 M
2008	$3,721 M	$3,913 M	−$192 M	$7,634 M
2009	$2,751 M	$3,178 M	−$428 M	$5,929 M
2010	$5,502 M	$4,166 M	$1,337 M	$9,668 M
2011	$6,996 M	$5,347 M	$1,649 M	$12,343 M
2012	$7,091 M	$5,891 M	$1,200 M	$12,982 M
2013	$7,573 M	$6,864 M	$709 M	$14,437 M
2014	$8,336 M	$6,570 M	$1,766 M	$14,905 M
2015	$9,168 M	$8,190 M	$978 M	$17,357 M
2016	$7,319 M	$6,544 M	$775 M	$13,862 M
2017	$13,355 M	$7,012 M	$6,343 M	$20,367 M
2018	$18,656 M	$9,403 M	$9,253 M	$28,059 M
2019	$15,497 M	$10,187 M	$5,310 M	$25,685 M
2020	$19,322 M	$8,643 M	$10,678 M	$27,965 M
2021	$28,103 M	$10,043 M	$18,060 M	$38,146 M
2022	$30,507 M	$15,543 M	$14,965 M	$46,050 M
2023	$20,688 M	$12,862 M	$7,826 M	$33,551 M
2024	$29,600 M	$11,523 M	$18,077 M	$41,122 M

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World share & rank

World export share moved from 0.0% in 1995 to 0.1% in 2024; export rank #98 → #69.

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World export and import share in percent, and world ranks, of DR Congo per year.
Year	Export share (%)	Import share (%)	Export rank	Import rank
1995	0.03%	0.02%	#98	#114
1996	0.03%	0.02%	#100	#121
1997	0.02%	0.01%	#109	#136
1998	0.02%	0.01%	#108	#142
1999	0.02%	0.01%	#110	#155
2000	0.02%	0.01%	#116	#157
2001	0.02%	0.01%	#121	#159
2002	0.02%	0.01%	#116	#151
2003	0.01%	0.01%	#128	#154
2004	0.01%	0.01%	#131	#146
2005	0.01%	0.02%	#133	#149
2006	0.01%	0.02%	#135	#129
2007	0.02%	0.02%	#130	#138
2008	0.02%	0.02%	#118	#137
2009	0.02%	0.03%	#117	#139
2010	0.04%	0.03%	#107	#137
2011	0.04%	0.03%	#104	#136
2012	0.04%	0.03%	#101	#132
2013	0.04%	0.04%	#102	#125
2014	0.05%	0.04%	#101	#127
2015	0.06%	0.05%	#94	#115
2016	0.05%	0.04%	#100	#122
2017	0.08%	0.04%	#81	#120
2018	0.10%	0.05%	#75	#112
2019	0.08%	0.06%	#80	#104
2020	0.11%	0.05%	#71	#107
2021	0.13%	0.05%	#69	#109
2022	0.13%	0.06%	#71	#97
2023	0.09%	0.06%	#77	#104
2024	0.13%	0.05%	#69	#111

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Trading partners

China was DR Congo's top trading partner in 2024, at 63.1% of total trade; the top five partners covered 76.2%.

Year

Top partner share: 63.1%
Top-5 share: 76.2%
Partners: 99
Partner HHI (0–1): 0.405

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China $21.6B

South Korea $966M

India $864M

Saudi Arabia $861M

Spain $734M

Egypt $662M

Belgium $443M

Italy $411M

Thailand $371M

United States $326M

Zambia $320M

Germany $278M

Namibia $180M

South Africa $91M

Uganda $22M

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Top partners of DR Congo in 2024, USD millions.
Rank	Partner	Exports to ($M)	Imports from ($M)	Total ($M)	Balance ($M)
#1	China	$21,593 M	$4,335 M	$25,928 M	$17,258 M
#2	Zambia	$320 M	$1,201 M	$1,522 M	−$881 M
#3	South Africa	$91 M	$1,360 M	$1,451 M	−$1,269 M
#4	India	$864 M	$544 M	$1,408 M	$320 M
#5	South Korea	$966 M	$42 M	$1,008 M	$924 M
#6	Saudi Arabia	$861 M	$29 M	$890 M	$832 M
#7	Belgium	$443 M	$373 M	$816 M	$70 M
#8	Spain	$734 M	$60 M	$794 M	$674 M
#9	Egypt	$662 M	$17 M	$679 M	$645 M
#10	United States	$326 M	$240 M	$567 M	$86 M
#11	Uganda	$22 M	$478 M	$500 M	−$457 M
#12	Italy	$411 M	$82 M	$493 M	$329 M
#13	Thailand	$371 M	$76 M	$447 M	$296 M
#14	Germany	$278 M	$134 M	$412 M	$144 M
#15	Namibia	$180 M	$216 M	$396 M	−$35 M

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Products & sectors

Product composition of DR Congo's trade in 2024.

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Concentration & risk

DR Congo's export partners concentrated over 1995–2024 — HHI 0.256 → 0.537, a concentrated export base across 91 partners in 2024.

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Export and import partner HHI (0–1) and partner counts of DR Congo per year.
Year	Export HHI	Import HHI	Export partners	Import partners
1995	0.256	0.082	64	67
1996	0.233	0.096	74	74
1997	0.267	0.093	84	72
1998	0.388	0.117	82	64
1999	0.483	0.131	73	65
2000	0.416	0.112	95	77
2001	0.501	0.099	86	75
2002	0.492	0.094	91	77
2003	0.417	0.085	91	81
2004	0.273	0.072	102	85
2005	0.217	0.077	94	82
2006	0.193	0.134	102	84
2007	0.136	0.084	100	88
2008	0.231	0.114	104	98
2009	0.226	0.078	104	92
2010	0.274	0.083	110	94
2011	0.257	0.094	107	99
2012	0.293	0.111	102	100
2013	0.211	0.101	106	106
2014	0.184	0.104	105	105
2015	0.150	0.071	127	172
2016	0.137	0.066	137	168
2017	0.154	0.093	137	163
2018	0.206	0.113	146	172
2019	0.177	0.113	149	167
2020	0.253	0.102	133	159
2021	0.292	0.089	137	163
2022	0.299	0.112	129	177
2023	0.484	0.161	101	96
2024	0.537	0.175	91	88

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