Summary
- China → Republic of the Congo
- $1.7billion
- Republic of the Congo → China
- $4.2billion
- China’s balance
- -$2.6billion
Balance
China’s trade balance with the Republic of the Congo
Trade between China and the Republic of the Congo grew 570.2-fold since 1995
USD billions (current). China’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 1.7
- Imports 4.2
- Balance -2.6
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $6 million | $4 million | $3 million |
| 1996 | $8 million | $18 million | -$9 million |
| 1997 | $12 million | $152 million | -$140 million |
| 1998 | $47 million | $41 million | $5 million |
| 1999 | $11 million | $60 million | -$49 million |
| 2000 | $18 million | $324 million | -$305 million |
| 2001 | $38 million | $181 million | -$143 million |
| 2002 | $40 million | $251 million | -$212 million |
| 2003 | $60 million | $815 million | -$755 million |
| 2004 | $93 million | $1.6 billion | -$1.5 billion |
| 2005 | $145 million | $2.3 billion | -$2.1 billion |
| 2006 | $238 million | $2.8 billion | -$2.6 billion |
| 2007 | $299 million | $2.7 billion | -$2.4 billion |
| 2008 | $442 million | $3.5 billion | -$3.1 billion |
| 2009 | $266 million | $1.7 billion | -$1.4 billion |
| 2010 | $253 million | $3.2 billion | -$2.9 billion |
| 2011 | $345 million | $4.7 billion | -$4.4 billion |
| 2012 | $398 million | $1.8 billion | -$1.4 billion |
| 2013 | $516 million | $5.6 billion | -$5.1 billion |
| 2014 | $923 million | $2.3 billion | -$1.3 billion |
| 2015 | $1.2 billion | $2.6 billion | -$1.3 billion |
| 2016 | $1 billion | $2.3 billion | -$1.3 billion |
| 2017 | $458 million | $3.9 billion | -$3.5 billion |
| 2018 | $496 million | $6.2 billion | -$5.7 billion |
| 2019 | $324 million | $5.9 billion | -$5.6 billion |
| 2020 | $406 million | $3 billion | -$2.6 billion |
| 2021 | $439 million | $4.5 billion | -$4 billion |
| 2022 | $691 million | $5.5 billion | -$4.8 billion |
| 2023 | $1.3 billion | $4.8 billion | -$3.5 billion |
| 2024 | $1.7 billion | $4.2 billion | -$2.6 billion |
What they sell each other
What China sells to the Republic of the Congo
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What the Republic of the Congo sells to China
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
How it travels
The estimated sea route between Shanghai and Pointe-Noire is 9,713 nautical miles (17,988 km) long: ≈ 22.5–29 days at sea (at 18 and 14 knots).
Passages it crosses: Strait of Malacca and Singapore; and Cape of Good Hope.
Sailing estimate without port calls, waiting or transshipment; not a schedule. One main reference port per country: in large countries it does not represent all of its ports.
Split by transport mode
Mode estimated from value per kilo and geography; both directions together.
How much each matters to the other
The Republic of the Congo was China’s 84th largest trading partner (0.1% of its trade), and China was the Republic of the Congo’s largest (44%).
- The Republic of the Congo in China’s trade
- 0.1%
- The Republic of the Congo’s rank among China’s partners
- 84th
- China in the Republic of the Congo’s trade
- 43.7%
- China’s rank among the Republic of the Congo’s partners
- 1st
Compare with
Other partners of China
Sources and methodology
Sources and licenses
- CEPII BACI · Licence Ouverte Etalab 2.0
- World Bank, Global Shipping Traffic Density · CC BY 4.0 (route network derived by this site)
- World Port Index (NGA) · Public domain (US Government work)
- Natural Earth · Public domain
Methodology
Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), in current US dollars, with exports and imports reconciled between countries. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. The sea route comes from our own network derived from World Bank shipping density (not from nautical charts), between one main reference port per country (World Port Index); days are the distance at 14 and 18 knots, without port calls or waiting. Data up to 2024.