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Congo - Kinshasa — Trade & Compliance

Congo - Kinshasa's trade profile consolidates its merchandise flow from CEPII BACI, the preferential agreements it has entered from the World Bank, the international cargo conventions it has ratified from the UN Treaty Collection, and its applied tariff, VAT and currency of record from the World Bank, the EU and ISO 4217.

Every figure is shown as its named source records it and dated where the source dates it; trade partners and product codes link to their own pages where logibook profiles them.

10.93%
MFN applied tariff

Memberships & standing

Income groupLow income
DatabookThe Record of Consolidated Knowledge
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Trade Flow

Top export markets
  1. 1China73.0%
  2. 2Rep. of Korea3.3%
  3. 3India2.9%
  4. 4Saudi Arabia2.9%
  5. 5Spain2.5%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Top import sources
  1. 1China37.6%
  2. 2South Africa11.8%
  3. 3Zambia10.4%
  4. 4India4.7%
  5. 5Uganda4.2%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Leading export goods (HS2)
  1. 1Copper69.9%
  2. 2Ores, slag, ash13.1%
  3. 3Other base metals10.3%
  4. 4Mineral fuels & oils2.1%
  5. 5Pearls, precious stones & metals1.8%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Leading import goods (HS2)
  1. 1Machinery & mechanical appliances15.5%
  2. 2Electrical machinery9.5%
  3. 3Vehicles9.4%
  4. 4Iron/steel articles4.5%
  5. 5Plastics3.7%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Fastest-rising export markets
  1. 1China+5.00pp
  2. 2India+2.69pp
  3. 3Belgium+0.98pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Declining export markets
  1. 1United Arab Emirates−4.81pp
  2. 2Portugal−2.67pp
  3. 3Zambia−1.58pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Fastest-rising export goods
  1. 1Copper+12.92pp
  2. 2Ores, slag, ash+2.58pp
  3. 3Cocoa+0.79pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Declining export goods
  1. 1Other base metals−13.27pp
  2. 2Mineral fuels & oils−2.31pp
  3. 3Inorganic chemicals−0.81pp
CEPII BACI · 2024

Showing the leading partners and product groups by trade share; the full bilateral flow matrix is inCEPII BACI · 2024

Fiscal & Tariffs

MFN applied tariff
10.93%
simple average (2020)
World Bank WDI

Sanctions & restrictive measures

On the UN list
9
UN Security Council Consolidated List
On the EU list
43
EU Consolidated Sanctions List
Listed entities includeADFBUTEMBO AIRLINES (BAL)Frank Kakolele BwambaleJérôme Kakwavu Bukande

52 entities on UN/EU restrictive-measures listsfull lists: UN Security Council Consolidated List · 2026-04 · EU Consolidated Sanctions List

Key commodities

Top mineral output
diamond
8.3M Carats
BGS · 2023
Energy production
Primary energy production
U.S. EIA

Top item per category of 22 commodities trackedfull lists: FAOSTAT · 2026-05 · British Geological Survey · U.S. EIA

All Sources

TradeCountry Trade Facts (CEPII BACI)
etalab-2.0
fiscalWorld Bank – World Development Indicators (WDI)
cc-by-4.0
commoditythe British Geological Surveythe British Geological Survey
OGL
Referencelogibook trade-bloc referencelogibook trade-bloc reference
Compiled (public facts)
commoditythe U.S. Energy Information Administrationthe U.S. Energy Information Administration
Public domain (US gov)
Referenceinternational organisation membership recordsinternational organisation membership records
Public (official lists)
Sanctions & compliancethe UN Security Council Consolidated Listthe UN Security Council Consolidated List
UN — open
Sanctions & compliancethe EU Consolidated Sanctions Listthe EU Consolidated Sanctions List
© EU — free reuse
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