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Trade

Exports that depend on one product: copper

DR Congo: in 2024, copper made up 69.9 % of goods exports, the five main chapters 97.2 %. The first clients were China and South Korea; 4.6 % of exports went to other African countries.

Exports of goods · 2024
29.6 bn$
+19.9 % since 2022
Imports of goods · 2024
11.5 bn$
trade surplus of 18.1 bn$
First export
69.9 %
Copper · highly concentrated
Exports to Africa
4.6 %
African median: 10.7 %

Main exports

Share of exports of goods, by HS chapter · 2024

Main clients

Share of exports of goods · 2024

Main suppliers: China 37.6 %, South Africa 11.8 %, Zambia 10.4 %, India 4.7 %, Uganda 4.2 %

Source: CEPII, BACI (version 202601, HS22 nomenclature), Licence Ouverte Etalab 2.0 · goods only, re-exports included · chapters, shares and concentration: Syli Atlas calculation