Summary
- Democratic Republic of the Congo → South Africa
- $91million
- South Africa → Democratic Republic of the Congo
- $1.4billion
- The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s balance
- -$1.3billion
Balance
The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s trade balance with South Africa
Trade between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Africa grew 4.9-fold since 1995
USD billions (current). The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 0.1
- Imports 1.4
- Balance -1.3
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $101 million | $194 million | -$93 million |
| 1996 | $112 million | $222 million | -$110 million |
| 1997 | $89 million | $178 million | -$89 million |
| 1998 | $4 million | $177 million | -$173 million |
| 1999 | $3 million | $131 million | -$128 million |
| 2000 | $1 million | $126 million | -$124 million |
| 2001 | $2 million | $109 million | -$106 million |
| 2002 | $2 million | $153 million | -$151 million |
| 2003 | $4 million | $164 million | -$160 million |
| 2004 | $7 million | $208 million | -$201 million |
| 2005 | $4 million | $276 million | -$272 million |
| 2006 | $7 million | $364 million | -$356 million |
| 2007 | $8 million | $621 million | -$613 million |
| 2008 | $6 million | $1.1 billion | -$1.1 billion |
| 2009 | $10 million | $574 million | -$564 million |
| 2010 | $14 million | $845 million | -$831 million |
| 2011 | $15 million | $1.1 billion | -$1.1 billion |
| 2012 | $9 million | $1.5 billion | -$1.5 billion |
| 2013 | $12 million | $1.4 billion | -$1.4 billion |
| 2014 | $17 million | $1.2 billion | -$1.2 billion |
| 2015 | $111 million | $1.2 billion | -$1.1 billion |
| 2016 | $134 million | $803 million | -$669 million |
| 2017 | $2.8 billion | $922 million | $1.9 billion |
| 2018 | $1.6 billion | $1.2 billion | $386 million |
| 2019 | $858 million | $1.1 billion | -$224 million |
| 2020 | $911 million | $783 million | $128 million |
| 2021 | $443 million | $1.1 billion | -$661 million |
| 2022 | $135 million | $1.4 billion | -$1.3 billion |
| 2023 | $1.6 billion | $1.7 billion | -$134 million |
| 2024 | $91 million | $1.4 billion | -$1.3 billion |
What they sell each other
What the Democratic Republic of the Congo sells to South Africa
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What South Africa 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 Durban is 2,715 nautical miles (5,029 km) long: ≈ 6.5–8 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
South Africa was the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s 3rd largest trading partner (4% of its trade), and the Democratic Republic of the Congo was South Africa’s 38th (0.6%).
- South Africa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s trade
- 3.5%
- South Africa’s rank among the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s partners
- 3rd
- The Democratic Republic of the Congo in South Africa’s trade
- 0.6%
- The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s rank among South Africa’s partners
- 38th
Compare with
Other partners of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Other partners of South Africa
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.