Democratic Republic of the Congo
Africa
Trade in Democratic Republic of the Congo
| The Democratic Republic of the Congo was the world’s 70th largest exporter of goods and 162nd largest exporter of commercial services in 2022. Export values were $15.67 billion and $109 million USD respectively. The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s top export category was Fuels and mining products, followed by Manufactures, and Chemicals. In 2022, The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s main export destination markets for goods and services trade were to China, Tanzania and Zambia, with trade representing 95.16 per cent of GDP. In terms of imports, The Democratic Republic of the Congo is the world’s 78th largest importer of goods and 87th largest importer of commercial services. Import values were $11.41 billion and $4.49 billion USD respectively in 2022. The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s top import category was Manufactures, followed by Fuels and mining products and Machinery and transport equipment. Leading import partners were China, United States and South Africa. The Democratic Republic of the Congo is part of 2 different Regional Trade Agreements, including Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) and Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) – Accession of Egypt. |
General InformationThis section includes general information on the economy, legal system, official languages and links to additional demographic information. |
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Official Name |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Abbreviation |
CD |
Capital |
Kinshasa |
WTO Membership Date |
1 January 1997 |
Legal System |
civil law system primarily based on Belgian law, but also customary and tribal law |
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Spanish |
Number of Time Zone(s) |
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Financial InformationThis section includes financial information such as the currency, exchange rate lookup and local banks issuing trade finance. |
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Currency |
Congolese franc |
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Contact InformationThis section includes contact information for business support organizations and national resources. |
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SPS Enquiry Points Sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) enquiry points are government agencies designated to answer questions about trade requirements. |
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TBT Enquiry Points Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) enquiry points are government agencies designated to answer questions about trade requirements. |
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Last Reviewed: June, 2024
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