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Republic of Congo: Trade Statistics

Exporter Rank

110 / 138

Importer Rank

121 / 138

Trade Balance Rank

45 / 138

Total Trade [1]

Total Exports (2021) $2,362,230,161
Total Imports (2021) $2,351,503,115
Trade Balance (2021) $10,727,046
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2022) [2] 71.42%
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2022) [2] 40.21%

Trade Partners [1]

Export Partners

Top 10 Export Countries

Country Export USD$
China $1,081,062,002
Cote d'Ivoire $202,157,540
Togo $177,819,755
Cameroon $127,012,917
Gabon $94,169,520
India $74,001,771
United Arab Emirates $73,792,610
Australia $68,929,764
Singapore $54,114,159
Angola $50,827,681

Import Partners

Top 10 Import Countries

Country Import USD$
China $460,292,385
France $293,001,856
Belgium $211,334,603
Russia $104,484,517
United States $97,630,714
Namibia $86,575,790
India $77,085,949
Brazil $76,356,619
United Arab Emirates $66,881,791
Democratic Republic of the Congo $59,904,832

Traded Goods [1] (at the 2-digit HS Code level)

Top 10 Export Goods

HS Code Export USD$
(27) Oil & Mineral Fuels $1,301,377,783
(44) Wood $343,567,051
(89) Ships & Boats $337,040,317
(87) Motor Vehicles & Parts $115,244,629
(74) Copper $76,877,761
(84) Industrial Machinery $58,820,747
(79) Zinc $30,532,733
(88) Aircraft $20,498,535
(73) Iron & Steel Articles $16,251,676
(90) Precision Instruments $10,362,957

Top 10 Import Goods

HS Code Import USD$
(02) Meat $254,559,717
(89) Ships & Boats $229,312,477
(84) Industrial Machinery $199,447,949
(10) Cereals $138,540,903
(87) Motor Vehicles & Parts $113,715,352
(27) Oil & Mineral Fuels $100,246,850
(85) Electrical Machinery $96,811,019
(03) Seafood $94,163,847
(38) Chemical Products $85,770,958
(30) Pharmaceuticals $80,852,074

Sources:

  1. UN Comtrade (2021) except where stated otherwise.
  2. The World Bank. Accessed: 10/8/2023
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