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Data: UN Comtrade, 2023 · snapshot 2026-07-19
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ATLAS · TRADE FLOWS · CONGO, REP.

What Congo, Rep. Trades

In 2023, Congo, Rep. sold about $9.5B of goods to the rest of the world and bought about $4.7B in return. Its biggest customer was China ($5.1B, 54% of exports); its biggest supplier, China ($1.3B). The map above draws each partner as an arc sized by value; the full lists are below. Bilateral goods trade from UN Comtrade, exports FOB and imports CIF.

GOODS EXPORTED$9.5B
GOODS IMPORTED$4.7B
TOP PARTNERChina

Where Congo, Rep. sends its goods

Congo, Rep.’s biggest export markets — the countries it sells the most goods to, by value (FOB).

1China54.4%$5.1B
2Netherlands10.6%$1.0B
3India5.5%$525M
4United States3.6%$337M
5Malaysia2.7%$252M
6Portugal2.4%$225M
7Namibia2.1%$201M
8Switzerland2.0%$191M
9Canada1.8%$171M
10United Kingdom1.8%$168M
11Togo1.6%$153M
12Brazil1.5%$146M
13Congo, Dem. Rep.1.4%$135M
14Gabon1.1%$105M
15Angola0.8%$77M
16Romania0.8%$77M
17Croatia0.8%$75M
18Cote d'Ivoire0.6%$55M
19Turkiye0.6%$55M
20France0.5%$45M
21Cameroon0.5%$45M
22Nigeria0.5%$43M
23Singapore0.4%$39M
24Korea, Rep.0.4%$39M
25Belgium0.3%$32M

Top 25 partners by value. Shares are of total exports.

Where Congo, Rep. buys its goods

Congo, Rep.’s biggest suppliers — the countries it buys the most goods from, by value (CIF, including shipping).

1China27.6%$1.3B
2France8.8%$415M
3Gabon6.6%$311M
4Belgium5.6%$265M
5United States4.8%$224M
6Netherlands3.8%$176M
7Togo3.4%$158M
8Germany3.3%$157M
9Italy2.7%$125M
10Angola2.5%$119M
11Brazil2.3%$110M
12Congo, Dem. Rep.2.2%$101M
14India2.0%$95M
15Norway1.8%$85M
16Turkiye1.7%$82M
17Indonesia1.7%$81M
18South Africa1.7%$79M
19Spain1.3%$63M
20Cameroon1.2%$59M
21Malaysia1.0%$47M
22United Kingdom0.9%$44M
23Russian Federation0.7%$33M
24Namibia0.6%$27M
25Argentina0.6%$27M

Top 25 partners by value. Shares are of total imports.

Trade flows of other countries

China · United States · Germany · Japan · Netherlands · Italy · France · Korea, Rep.