Democratic Congo Major Exports

According to the statistics of CIA FactBook, Democratic Congo exported US$3,933 million worth of goods around the world in 2018. Among all the top products exported from Democratic Congo, Diamonds contribute to 11.24% of total trade value, equal to US$441,884 thousand. The second exported are Cobalt Ores, which accounts for 6.67%. The following table lists the top products exported by Democratic Congo. Also shown are the trade value and the percentage share for each export category as well as the growth rate during the past 5 years.

Top Products Exported by DR Congo

Market Value: 3,933 (millions) – Last Updated: June, 2019

Top Products Exported by DR Congo

Rank Product Trade Value (thousands) Share (%) Growth (% 5yr)
1 Diamonds 441,884 11.24 -56.00
2 Cobalt Ores 262,258 6.67 269.49
3 Copper Ores 140,303 3.57 12,910.07
4 Crude Oil 127,669 3.25 -22.89
5 Cobalt Mattes 122,148 3.11 342.40
6 Lumber 41,638 1.06 343.75
7 Copper 30,959 0.79 1,352.33
8 Wood Sawn > 6 mm 28,479 0.72 123.99
9 Refined Copper & Alloys 17,709 0.45 127.19
10 Nickle Mattes 12,945 0.33 0.00
11 Coffee 12,054 0.31 138.50
12 Wood, Continuously Shaped (Tongued or Grooved 6,790 0.17 159.58
13 Copper Waste & Scrap 4,953 0.13 1,952.07
14 Carbonates 4,610 0.12 0.00
15 Cobalt Oxide & Hydroxide 4,366 0.11 0.00
16 Natural Rubber 4,287 0.11 4,948.90
17 Veneer Sheets 4,112 0.10 1,086.79
18 Petroleum Gases 4,090 0.10 84,799.25
19 Tin Ores 3,772 0.10 450.05
20 Vegetable Saps & Extracts 3,492 0.09 -57.48
21 Cane Sugar 3,468 0.09 0.00
22 Zinc Dust 3,404 0.09 6,110.47
23 Tobacco 3,114 0.08 521.19
24 Plants For Pharmacy 1,887 0.05 162.28
25 Collectors Items of Botanic 1,511 0.04 550.03
26 Copper Mattes 1,286 0.03 0.00
27 Carpentry of Wood 1,127 0.03 2,934.30
28 Aircraft Engines 1,051 0.03 1,496.75
29 Bran 1,013 0.03 -3.68
30 Fresh Vegetables 904 0.02 298.21
31 Cocoa 900 0.02 -24.09
32 Malt Extract 828 0.02 159.36
33 Enzymes 772 0.02 -0.81
34 Leather Footwear 740 0.02 0.00
35 Aircraft 705 0.02 36.87
36 Vegetable Alkaloids 609 0.02 -7.55
37 Tungsten Ores 511 0.01 0.00
38 Live Fish 456 0.01 8.18
39 Cocoa Shells 436 0.01 5,551.98
40 Prepared Vegetables 432 0.01 0.00
41 Copper Wire 400 0.01 0.00
42 Articles of Cement 326 0.01 15,742.19
43 Ash & Residues 324 0.01 0.00
44 Cel Phones, Video Recorders & Radio Transcievers 295 0.01 -58.98
45 Survey Instruments 251 0.01 483.57
46 Ferrous Waste & Scrap 246 0.01 0.00
47 Electronic Integrated Circuits 236 0.01 -7.80
48 Made-Up Articles of Textile Materials 228 0.01 0.00
49 Other Animals 224 0.01 -47.91
50 Parts For Fork Lifts, Bulldozers & Graders 197 0.01 4,634.88
51 Mattress Supports 192 0.00 0.00
52 Television, Radio & Assessory Parts 191 0.00 4,670.03
53 Insulated Wire & Cable 179 0.00 1,036.86
54 Precious & Semiprecious Stones 169 0.00 -32.20
55 Binders For Found Molds 158 0.00 226.17
56 Wood Marquetry 149 0.00 29.38
57 Non-Knit Track Suits 146 0.00 1,410.14
58 Computers, Printers & Storage Units 142 0.00 -39.58
59 Plastic Containers 138 0.00 -52.05
60 Copper Bars 137 0.00 0.00
61 Iron & Steel Bars & Rods 135 0.00 135.99
62 Instruments For Physical or Chemical Analysis 132 0.00 4,501.11
63 Polymers of Ethylene 127 0.00 3,583.84
64 Articles of Natural & Cultured Pearls 123 0.00 71.49
65 Nitrogen Function Compounds 114 0.00 0.00
66 Passenger Vehicles 95 0.00 -55.50
67 Frozen Vegetables 95 0.00 40.66
68 Switches, Relays & Fuses < 1000 Volts 88 0.00 814.47
69 Beauty & Make-up Perparations 81 0.00 141.91
70 Articles of Wood 80 0.00 355.12
71 Telephone, Fax & Switching Apparatus 68 0.00 -40.36
72 Plywood 67 0.00 590.18
73 X-Ray Apparatus 65 0.00 0.00
74 Articles of Stone 65 0.00 0.00
75 Candles 64 0.00 0.00
76 Woven Fabric -Over 85% Synthetic > 170G/M2 57 0.00 0.00
77 Prepared Glues & Adhesives 56 0.00 0.00
78 Tea 51 0.00 347.17
79 Computer & Office Machines Parts 49 0.00 65.92
80 Furniture & Parts 49 0.00 350.76
81 Zinc 47 0.00 -40.96
82 Knitted Mens & Boys Suits 46 0.00 0.00
83 Machinery For Typeset 40 0.00 0.00
84 Special Purpose Motor Vehicles 40 0.00 1,135.63
85 Trucks 39 0.00 -77.90
86 Lead Waste & Scrap 38 0.00 0.00
87 Reception Apparatus For Radiotelephony 36 0.00 366.72
88 Hand Tools 35 0.00 0.00
89 Hardware For Furniture, Doors & Windows 35 0.00 6,458.16
90 Original Sculptures & Statues 34 0.00 -94.34
91 Candy 34 0.00 6,351.92
92 Aircraft Parts 33 0.00 131.55
93 Machines For Testing Material 33 0.00 15.31
94 Dried Fish 33 0.00 195.59
95 Synthetic Coloring Matter 32 0.00 96.24
96 Seeds 31 0.00 20.34
97 Non-Knit Mens & Boys Suits 31 0.00 450.07
98 Imitation Jewelry 31 0.00 1,026.35
99 Electric Lasers 31 0.00 0.00
100 Parts & Accessories of Arms 29 0.00 0.00
101 Lifting & Handling Machines 28 0.00 534.10
102 Aluminum Waste & Scrap 25 0.00 0.00
103 Worn Clothing 24 0.00 -33.65
104 Handbags, Wallets & Travel Goods 22 0.00 619.09
105 Motorcycles 22 0.00 -63.76
106 Instruments for Measure & Check Flow 20 0.00 1,058.19
107 Non-Knit Womens & Girls Overcoats 20 0.00 0.00
108 Hair Preparations 20 0.00 0.00
109 Moving & Grading Machinery 19 0.00 0.00
110 Primary Cells & Batteries 19 0.00 175.40
111 Specialized Electrical Machinery & Parts 19 0.00 0.00
112 Prepared Unrecorded Sound Media 19 0.00 0.00
113 Measuring or Checking Instruments 19 0.00 -38.00
114 Personal Toilet Preparations 18 0.00 0.00
115 Beer 18 0.00 68.83
116 Fuel Wood in Logs 18 0.00 801.44
117 Interchange Hand & Machine Tools 18 0.00 -3.93
118 Motor Vehicle Parts 17 0.00 -49.36
119 Fabricated Asbestos Fibers 17 0.00 688.75
120 Iron & Steel Angles & Shapes 17 0.00 77.29
121 Office Paper 17 0.00 0.00
122 Cadmium & Articles 16 0.00 0.00
123 Iron & Steel > 600 mm Wide – Hot 16 0.00 -84.20
124 Electric Sound & Visual Signaling Apparatus 16 0.00 0.00
125 Articles of Iron & Steel 16 0.00 1,035.78
126 Knitted T-Shirts 16 0.00 82.81
127 Electric Storage Batteries 15 0.00 0.00
128 Compasses & Navigation Instruments 15 0.00 0.00
129 Non-Knit Mens & Boys Undershirts 15 0.00 2,162.15
130 Seamless Iron & Steel Tubes & Pipes 14 0.00 2,100.76
131 Pumps For Liquids 14 0.00 -40.65
132 Postage & Revenue Stamps 14 0.00 0.00
133 Foliage 13 0.00 -56.80
134 Pictures & Photos 13 0.00 76.07
135 Knitted Womens & Girls Overcoats 13 0.00 0.00
136 Ceramic Tableware of Porcelain & China 13 0.00 668.57
137 Apples & Pears 13 0.00 4.08
138 Misc Animal Products 13 0.00 1,300.00
139 Non-Knit Womens & Girls Suits 12 0.00 -66.62
140 Puzzles, Models & Toys 12 0.00 370.54
141 Auxiliary Machinery For Textile Machines 12 0.00 1.79
142 Machinery For Sorting Screening Minerals 12 0.00 17.67
143 Quartz 11 0.00 0.00
144 Engine Parts 11 0.00 320.49
145 Non-Adhesive Plastic Plates, Sheets & Film 11 0.00 1,449.23
146 Air & Vacuum Pumps 11 0.00 0.00
147 Products of Plaiting Materials 11 0.00 -26.79
148 Wire & Rods 10 0.00 0.00
149 Molding Boxes For Metal Foundry 10 0.00 51.26
150 Stranded Wire 10 0.00 0.00
151 Electric Filament & Discharge Lamps 10 0.00 0.00
152 Leather Apparel & Accessories 9 0.00 1,466.73
153 Electric Water Heaters 8 0.00 -85.12
154 Automatic Regulating & Control Instruments 8 0.00 1,189.42
155 Dust & Powder of Precious Stones 8 0.00 160.72
156 Knitted Womens & Girls Suits 8 0.00 0.00
157 Wine 8 0.00 -66.48
158 Transformers, Converters & Power Supplies 8 0.00 -61.74
159 Transister & Semiconductor Devices 8 0.00 -81.33
160 Records & Tapes 7 0.00 279.23
161 Machinery For Working Rubber & Plastics 7 0.00 -69.09
162 Photographic Still Cameras 7 0.00 -59.57
163 Parts For Machine Tools 7 0.00 298.63
164 Hand Paintings & Drawings 7 0.00 95.47
165 Concentrated Milk & Cream 7 0.00 -79.82
166 Monument Stone Articles 7 0.00 -43.73
167 Woven Fabrics of Silk 6 0.00 0.00
168 Tin 6 0.00 0.00
169 Oscilloscopes & Electrical Measuring Instruments 6 0.00 -42.29
170 Dried Vegetables 6 0.00 662.91
171 New Pneumatic Tires 6 0.00 -72.41
172 Plastic Tubes 6 0.00 0.00
173 Alcoholic Beverages 6 0.00 -50.28
174 Transmission Shafts, Bearings & Parts 6 0.00 -28.83
175 Trailers 6 0.00 2.58
176 Basketwork 6 0.00 0.00
177 Shell Fish 6 0.00 -73.88
178 Peanuts 6 0.00 0.00
179 Books 5 0.00 -78.96
180 Testing Instruments 5 0.00 118.92
181 Inorganic Acids 5 0.00 0.00
182 Leguminous Vegetables 5 0.00 -24.72
183 Buckwheat 5 0.00 0.00
184 Water Heaters 5 0.00 -97.39
185 Brooms & Mops 5 0.00 0.00
186 Acyclic Alcohols 5 0.00 11.16
187 Stainless Steel Bars & Rods – Angles 5 0.00 0.00
188 Cow & Horse Hides 5 0.00 0.00
189 Pebbles 5 0.00 0.00
190 Felt Garments 4 0.00 0.00
191 Refrigerators & Freezers 4 0.00 -11.18
192 Composite Diagnostic & Lab Reagents 4 0.00 0.00
193 Padlocks 4 0.00 0.00
194 Tarps, Sails & Tents 4 0.00 0.00
195 Salt 4 0.00 0.00
196 Microphones 4 0.00 -73.10
197 Household Art & Parts 4 0.00 264.13
198 Non Sweetened Waters 4 0.00 0.00
199 Cellulose & Chemical Derivatives 4 0.00 0.00
200 Photo Film in Rolls 4 0.00 0.00
201 Machines For Cleaning Seed 4 0.00 44.27
202 Wigs of Hair 4 0.00 0.00
203 Turntables & Cassette Players 4 0.00 -56.03
204 Tape Recorders 4 0.00 0.00
205 Retread & Used Tires 3 0.00 0.00
206 Soft Drinks 3 0.00 -21.17
207 Spectacles 3 0.00 -41.98
208 Other Footwear 3 0.00 53.38
209 Bed & Table Linen 3 0.00 -88.12
210 Engines & Motors 3 0.00 -75.33
211 Non-Knit Mens & Boys Overcoats 3 0.00 19.81
212 TV Receivers 3 0.00 -76.81
213 Bells & Ornaments 3 0.00 0.00
214 Iron & Steel Bars & Rods – HR 3 0.00 0.00
215 Steam Turbines 3 0.00 0.00
216 Food & Drink Preparation Machines 3 0.00 -67.30
217 Percussion Instruments 3 0.00 0.00
218 Converters & Ingot Molds 3 0.00 0.00
219 Ceramic Statuettes 3 0.00 -76.27
220 Microscopes 3 0.00 0.00
221 Articles of Plastics 3 0.00 -94.10
222 Electrical Switching Boards 3 0.00 0.00
223 Flour & Meal 3 0.00 0.00
224 Photocopy Apparatus 3 0.00 -52.26
225 Filters & Centrifuges 3 0.00 31.92
226 Radar Apparatus & Navigation 2 0.00 -35.28
227 Medicines in Doses 2 0.00 -99.80
228 Electric Ignition Equipment 2 0.00 0.00
229 Knives & Blades For Machines & Appliances 2 0.00 89.29
230 Pepper 2 0.00 0.00
231 Antiques > 100 Years Old 2 0.00 -99.92
232 Woven Fabrics of Paper Yarn 2 0.00 0.00
233 Coated Paper 2 0.00 0.00
234 Knitted Track Suits 2 0.00 111.33
235 Clasps, Buckles & Hooks 2 0.00 -62.36
236 Medical, Dental & Vet Instruments 2 0.00 -96.17
237 Cassava 2 0.00 -19.32
238 Electric Generating Sets & Rotary Converters 2 0.00 -21.32
239 Cycle Parts & Assessories 2 0.00 0.00
240 Vegetable Products 2 0.00 0.00
241 Machinery For Tobacco Preparation 2 0.00 120.02
242 Mineral Substances 2 0.00 8.36
243 Paper Labels 2 0.00 -70.71
244 Articles of Vulcanized Rubber 2 0.00 15.10
245 Zinc Waste & Scrap 2 0.00 -97.88
246 Corn 2 0.00 72.32
247 Tube & Pipe Fittings 2 0.00 -58.44
248 Blankets & Traveling Rugs 2 0.00 136.98
249 Woven Cotton Fabrics > 85% > 200 G/M2 2 0.00 -78.35
250 Switching Equipment, > 1000 V 2 0.00 0.00
251 Soap 2 0.00 0.00
252 Newspapers 2 0.00 54.48
253 Organic Surface-Active Agents 1 0.00 -81.45
254 Woven Cotton Fabrics – > 85% < 200G/M2 1 0.00 -38.18
255 Transmission Belts of Vulcanized Rubber 1 0.00 -38.07
256 Non-Knit Womens & Girls Blouses 1 0.00 -83.45
257 Non Crude Oil 1 0.00 -100.00
258 Machinery For Making Pulp & Paper 1 0.00 -87.50
259 Oil Seeds & Oleaginous Fruits 1 0.00 -63.92
260 Textile Wadding & Articles 1 0.00 0.00
261 Parts of Electric Motors 1 0.00 -80.09
262 Arcade, Table or Parlor Games 1 0.00 0.00
263 Taps, Cocks & Valves 1 0.00 -67.80
264 Notebooks & Business Forms 1 0.00 0.00
265 Electromech Domestic Appliances 1 0.00 0.00
266 Locust Beans 1 0.00 0.00
267 Portable Electric Lamps 1 0.00 30.65
268 Made-Up Clothes Accessories 1 0.00 5.92
269 Knitted Sweaters 1 0.00 0.00
270 Printed Circuits 1 0.00 -81.42
271 Dolls 1 0.00 0.00
272 Builders Ware of Plastics 1 0.00 0.00
273 Apparel of Furskin 1 0.00 0.00
274 Physical Exercise Equipment 1 0.00 -94.27
275 Fresh Fruit 1 0.00 -79.30
276 Video Recording Equipment 1 0.00 0.00
277 Sewing Machines 1 0.00 0.00
278 Misc Carpets 1 0.00 0.00
279 Safety Glass 1 0.00 26.39
280 Dates 1 0.00 -98.32
281 Cut Flowers & Buds 1 0.00 -80.08
282 Cereal Flours 1 0.00 -97.87
283 Dishwashing & Packaging Machines 1 0.00 -98.52
284 Coal 1 0.00 -98.98
285 Starches 1 0.00 0.00
286 Non-Knit Babies Garments & Accessories 1 0.00 -69.88
287 Wire of Iron & Nonalloy Steel 1 0.00 0.00
288 Parts For Electric Equipment 1 0.00 -98.73
289 Lamps & Lighting Fittings 1 0.00 -9.15
290 Staple Fiber Sewing Thread 1 0.00 0.00
291 Tanned & Dressed Furskins 1 0.00 0.00
292 Prepared Fruit 1 0.00 -26.28
293 Footwear Components 1 0.00 0.00
294 Seats & Parts 1 0.00 -97.28
295 Mechanical Machinery & Parts 1 0.00 -95.74
296 Medical, Dental & Vet Furniture 0 0.00 -72.33
297 Pencils, Crayons & Chalk 0 0.00 -34.03
298 Mach For Making Up Pulp & Paper 0 0.00 0.00
299 Wheel Toys 0 0.00 0.00
300 Glass Mirrors 0 0.00 0.00
301 Bicycles 0 0.00 0.00
302 Bread, Pastry & Cakes 0 0.00 -94.95
303 Washers & Dryers 0 0.00 0.00
304 Electric Motors & Generators 0 0.00 -98.81
305 Textile Footwear 0 0.00 0.00
306 Knives 0 0.00 -98.43
307 Ball & Roller Bearings & Parts 0 0.00 -92.56
308 Seamed Hollow Tubes & Pipes 0 0.00 0.00
309 Woven Cotton Fabrics 0 0.00 0.00
310 Labels & Badges 0 0.00 0.00
311 Misc Ores 0 0.00 -97.51
312 Non Tufted Woven Carpets 0 0.00 0.00
313 Polishes & Creams For Leather 0 0.00 -98.93
314 Knotted Carpets 0 0.00 0.00
315 Food Preparations 0 0.00 0.00
316 Pens & Mechanical Pencils 0 0.00 0.00
317 Weighing Machines 0 0.00 0.00
318 Hydrometers & Thermometers 0 0.00 0.00
319 Sport Shotguns & Rifles 0 0.00 0.00
320 Apricots 0 0.00 0.00
321 Granite 0 0.00 0.00
322 Non-Knit Mens & Boys Shirts 0 0.00 -97.62
323 Machine Tools For Working Wood 0 0.00 0.00
324 Non Tufted Carpets 0 0.00 0.00
325 Non Wovens 0 0.00 0.00
326 Palm Oil 0 0.00 -99.65
327 Hoopwood 0 0.00 0.00
328 Articles of Copper 0 0.00 -98.82
329 Perfumes & Toilet Waters 0 0.00 0.00
330 Kaolin 0 0.00 0.00
331 Buttons 0 0.00 0.00
332 Plastic Self-Adhesive Plates 0 0.00 -97.99
333 Knitted Mens & Boys Overcoats 0 0.00 0.00
334 Woven Fabric -Under 85% Synthetic > 170G/M2 0 0.00 -96.31
335 Razors & Razor Blades 0 0.00 0.00
336 Screws, Bolts & Nuts 0 0.00 -99.90
337 Plastic Household Articles 0 0.00 -98.27
338 Woven Fabric of Synthetic Filament Yarn 0 0.00 -92.79
339 Knit &Lace Hats 0 0.00 -90.21
340 Worked Ivory Articles 0 0.00 0.00
341 Millstones For Grinding 0 0.00 0.00
342 Vulcanized Rubber Plates 0 0.00 0.00
343 Iron Ores & Concentrates 0 0.00 0.00
344 Ketones & Quinones & Halogenatd 0 0.00 -98.92
345 Tufted Carpets 0 0.00 -88.72
346 Used & New Rags 0 0.00 0.00
347 Drawing Instruments 0 0.00 -99.62
348 Insecticides 0 0.00 -98.44
349 Articles of Jewelry & Parts 0 0.00 0.00
350 Fruit & Vegetable Juice 0 0.00 -97.11
351 Fishing Rods & Tackle 0 0.00 0.00
352 Sanitary & Toiletry Paper 0 0.00 -96.45
353 Natural Sands 0 0.00 0.00
354 Furnishing Articles of Textile Materials 0 0.00 0.00
355 Aqueous Paint & Varnishes 0 0.00 -99.81
356 Bras 0 0.00 -99.75
357 Synthetic Sewing Threads 0 0.00 0.00
358 Medicines Not in Doses 0 0.00 -100.00
359 Pumice 0 0.00 0.00
360 Files, Pliers & Shears 0 0.00 -99.67
361 Yeasts 0 0.00 0.00
362 Sauces & Condiments 0 0.00 -99.89