Summary
- Democratic Republic of the Congo → India
- $864million
- India → Democratic Republic of the Congo
- $544million
- The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s balance
- $320million
Balance
The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s trade balance with India
Trade between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and India grew 21-fold since 1995
USD billions (current). The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 0.9
- Imports 0.5
- Balance +0.3
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $34 million | $33 million | $551 thousand |
| 1996 | $41 million | $28 million | $13 million |
| 1997 | $32 million | $22 million | $10 million |
| 1998 | $7 million | $7 million | -$576 thousand |
| 1999 | $186 thousand | $5 million | -$5 million |
| 2000 | $282 thousand | $4 million | -$4 million |
| 2001 | $121 thousand | $4 million | -$3 million |
| 2002 | $0 | $4 million | -$4 million |
| 2003 | $96 thousand | $4 million | -$4 million |
| 2004 | $1 million | $2 million | -$372 thousand |
| 2005 | $5 million | $3 million | $2 million |
| 2006 | $19 million | $2 million | $17 million |
| 2007 | $17 million | $3 million | $14 million |
| 2008 | $114 million | $4 million | $110 million |
| 2009 | $138 million | $18 million | $120 million |
| 2010 | $12 million | $11 million | $744 thousand |
| 2011 | $6 million | $7 million | -$693 thousand |
| 2012 | $20 million | $121 million | -$101 million |
| 2013 | $24 million | $145 million | -$121 million |
| 2014 | $118 million | $221 million | -$102 million |
| 2015 | $111 million | $464 million | -$353 million |
| 2016 | $61 million | $373 million | -$312 million |
| 2017 | $223 million | $299 million | -$76 million |
| 2018 | $54 million | $372 million | -$318 million |
| 2019 | $40 million | $426 million | -$385 million |
| 2020 | $22 million | $384 million | -$362 million |
| 2021 | $27 million | $641 million | -$613 million |
| 2022 | $72 million | $748 million | -$676 million |
| 2023 | $686 million | $1.4 billion | -$760 million |
| 2024 | $864 million | $544 million | $320 million |
What they sell each other
What the Democratic Republic of the Congo sells to India
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What India sells to the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
How it travels
The estimated sea route between Matadi and Nhava Sheva (Mumbai) is 6,604 nautical miles (12,230 km) long: ≈ 15.5–19.5 days at sea (at 18 and 14 knots).
Passages it crosses: 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
India was the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s 4th largest trading partner (3% of its trade), and the Democratic Republic of the Congo was India’s 72nd (0.1%).
- India in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s trade
- 3.4%
- India’s rank among the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s partners
- 4th
- The Democratic Republic of the Congo in India’s trade
- 0.1%
- The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s rank among India’s partners
- 72nd
Compare with
Other partners of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Other partners of India
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.