Democratic Republic of the Congo
Africa
Trade in Democratic Republic of the Congo
| Democratic Republic of the Congo was the world’s 69th largest exporter of goods and 154th largest exporter of commercial services in 2025. The export value of goods was $40415 million USD. Democratic Republic of the Congo’s top export category was fuels and mining products, followed by manufactures, and agricultural products. In 2023, Democratic Republic of the Congo’s main export destination markets for goods and services trade were to China, South Africa and Hong Kong, China, with trade representing 93.18 per cent of GDP. In terms of imports, Democratic Republic of the Congo is the world’s 77th largest importer of goods and 100th largest importer of commercial services. Import value of goods was $13869 million USD in 2025. Democratic Republic of the Congo’s top import category was fuels and mining products, followed by manufactures and agricultural products. Leading import partners were China, United Arab Emirates and South Africa. Democratic Republic of the Congo is part of 3 different Regional Trade Agreements, including with Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) – Accession of Egypt and Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) – Accession of Seychelles. |
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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) |
2 |
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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: October, 2026
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