{ "template": "Corridor pair risk profile", "pageType": "Corridor pair risk profile", "source": "api", "generatedAt": "2026-08-29T11:47:57.681Z", "seo": { "title": "China exports to Democratic Republic of the Congo: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks", "description": "Understand reported exports from China to Democratic Republic of the Congo, the product routes that need a closer look, and the conditions that may affect planning." }, "publisher": { "name": "Yugalinks", "url": "https://www.yugalinks.com", "email": "support@yugalinks.com", "linkedin": "https://in.linkedin.com/company/yugalinks" }, "exporter": { "iso3": "CHN", "country_name": "China" }, "importer": { "iso3": "COD", "country_name": "Democratic Republic of the Congo" }, "latestYear": 2024, "risk": { "exporter_iso3": "CHN", "importer_iso3": "COD", "all_history_lane_count": 257, "current_lane_count": 255, "current_product_count": 255, "first_observed_last_year": 2007, "latest_data_year": 2024, "current_trade_usd": 3884626695.9048157, "attention_trade_usd": 3439709712.049299, "critical_trade_usd": 33393249.095537014, "high_volatility_trade_usd": 3381162605.8694816, "unrecovered_drawdown_trade_usd": 96608114.01391508, "declining_demand_trade_usd": 0, "concentrated_market_trade_usd": 3478178257.2376533, "access_friction_trade_usd": 0, "buyer_macro_weakness_trade_usd": 0, "critical_lane_count": 2, "high_attention_lane_count": 161, "high_volatility_lane_count": 196, "unrecovered_drawdown_lane_count": 34, "declining_demand_lane_count": 0, "concentrated_market_lane_count": 197, "access_friction_lane_count": 0, "trade_weighted_volatility_cv": 1.2883259767121849, "trade_weighted_below_peak_pct": 11.705987527970413, "product_concentration_hhi": 123.3840059368659, "top1_product_share_pct": 4.259890034434539, "top3_product_share_pct": 10.862909174693911, "top_product_hs6": "847490", "top_product_trade_usd": 165480825.49383295, "top_product_description": "Machines, for sorting, screening, separating, washing, crushing etc mineral substances, for agglomerating, shaping or moulding solid fuels, ceramic pastes etc, for forming foundry moulds of sand: parts", "top_attention_product_hs6": "847490", "top_attention_product_reason": "Trade has varied substantially across reported years", "distance_km": null, "shares_land_border": null, "shares_official_language": null, "common_spoken_language_score": null, "has_reported_fta": null, "avg_applied_tariff_pct": null, "avg_mfn_tariff_pct": null, "avg_preferential_tariff_pct": null, "tariff_advantage_pp": null, "buyer_biz_entry_days": null, "buyer_biz_entry_cost_pct": null, "buyer_gdp_mn_latest": null, "buyer_gdp_pc_latest": null, "buyer_population_latest": null, "buyer_gdp_5y_cagr_pct": 8.660344800514007, "buyer_gdp_pc_5y_cagr_pct": 5.199432904881163, "buyer_population_5y_cagr_pct": 3.289857939407459, "buyer_investment_5y_avg_pct": null, "buyer_savings_5y_avg_pct": null, "buyer_macro_resilience_label": "Buyer macro trend resilient", "attention_trade_share_pct": 88.54672485455167, "critical_trade_share_pct": 0.8596256914658047, "risk_driver_labels": [ "high_volatility", "unrecovered_drawdown", "concentrated_buyer_markets" ], "attention_level": "High attention", "primary_risk_reason": "Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure", "buyer_gdp_mn_2024": null, "buyer_gdp_pc_2024": null, "buyer_population_2024": null }, "history": [ { "year": 1995, "exporter_iso3": "CHN", "importer_iso3": "COD", "export_value_usd": 41030764, "yoy_growth_pct": null, "cagr_3y_pct": null }, { "year": 1996, "exporter_iso3": "CHN", "importer_iso3": "COD", "export_value_usd": 42702458.00000001, "yoy_growth_pct": 4.0742453637958365, "cagr_3y_pct": null }, { "year": 1997, "exporter_iso3": "CHN", "importer_iso3": "COD", "export_value_usd": 29487430, "yoy_growth_pct": -30.946761893659623, "cagr_3y_pct": null }, { "year": 1998, "exporter_iso3": "CHN", "importer_iso3": "COD", "export_value_usd": 61001376.99999999, "yoy_growth_pct": 106.8724775268648, "cagr_3y_pct": 14.132679048852669 }, { "year": 1999, "exporter_iso3": "CHN", "importer_iso3": "COD", "export_value_usd": 13743198.999999998, "yoy_growth_pct": -77.47067414560166, "cagr_3y_pct": -31.47038052873441 }, { "year": 2000, "exporter_iso3": "CHN", "importer_iso3": "COD", "export_value_usd": 18429153.00349121, "yoy_growth_pct": 34.09653024373156, "cagr_3y_pct": -14.501961563249555 }, { "year": 2001, "exporter_iso3": "CHN", "importer_iso3": "COD", "export_value_usd": 13126987.999999994, "yoy_growth_pct": -28.770530053588338, "cagr_3y_pct": -40.07493921627694 }, { "year": 2002, "exporter_iso3": "CHN", "importer_iso3": "COD", "export_value_usd": 18917897.946563758, "yoy_growth_pct": 44.11453675865147, "cagr_3y_pct": 11.240179525245054 }, { "year": 2003, "exporter_iso3": "CHN", "importer_iso3": "COD", "export_value_usd": 25417209.000000004, "yoy_growth_pct": 34.35535529261473, "cagr_3y_pct": 11.311703227009385 }, { "year": 2004, "exporter_iso3": "CHN", "importer_iso3": "COD", "export_value_usd": 36985967.99999999, "yoy_growth_pct": 45.51545765705427, "cagr_3y_pct": 41.239867167578545 }, { "year": 2005, "exporter_iso3": "CHN", "importer_iso3": "COD", "export_value_usd": 49708841.99999999, "yoy_growth_pct": 34.39919160693592, "cagr_3y_pct": 37.991898347749434 }, { "year": 2006, "exporter_iso3": "CHN", "importer_iso3": "COD", "export_value_usd": 68762105.30162443, "yoy_growth_pct": 38.32972673478179, "cagr_3y_pct": 39.3393461728818 }, { "year": 2007, "exporter_iso3": "CHN", "importer_iso3": "COD", "export_value_usd": 94011277.80976754, "yoy_growth_pct": 36.7196036209011, "cagr_3y_pct": 36.47328812582731 }, { "year": 2008, "exporter_iso3": "CHN", "importer_iso3": "COD", "export_value_usd": 234481100.17837626, "yoy_growth_pct": 149.41805455814605, "cagr_3y_pct": 67.7096550540963 }, { "year": 2009, "exporter_iso3": "CHN", "importer_iso3": "COD", "export_value_usd": 265559445.2788017, "yoy_growth_pct": 13.254093859497962, "cagr_3y_pct": 56.893227064045114 }, { "year": 2010, "exporter_iso3": "CHN", "importer_iso3": "COD", "export_value_usd": 529809507.08015895, "yoy_growth_pct": 99.50693394615666, "cagr_3y_pct": 77.95625752354829 }, { "year": 2011, "exporter_iso3": "CHN", "importer_iso3": "COD", "export_value_usd": 838778304.3052589, "yoy_growth_pct": 58.31695979331562, "cagr_3y_pct": 52.937193080570744 }, { "year": 2012, "exporter_iso3": "CHN", "importer_iso3": "COD", "export_value_usd": 868106630.3428276, "yoy_growth_pct": 3.4965527705036026, "cagr_3y_pct": 48.41248610589754 }, { "year": 2013, "exporter_iso3": "CHN", "importer_iso3": "COD", "export_value_usd": 980909628.841265, "yoy_growth_pct": 12.994140875745863, "cagr_3y_pct": 22.791908702161834 }, { "year": 2014, "exporter_iso3": "CHN", "importer_iso3": "COD", "export_value_usd": 1364412936.338769, "yoy_growth_pct": 39.096701288428704, "cagr_3y_pct": 17.606920958712323 }, { "year": 2015, "exporter_iso3": "CHN", "importer_iso3": "COD", "export_value_usd": 1406082848.4221249, "yoy_growth_pct": 3.0540543096265083, "cagr_3y_pct": 17.43907245380678 }, { "year": 2016, "exporter_iso3": "CHN", "importer_iso3": "COD", "export_value_usd": 1001072452.3796173, "yoy_growth_pct": -28.804163033280805, "cagr_3y_pct": 0.6805325987141453 }, { "year": 2017, "exporter_iso3": "CHN", "importer_iso3": "COD", "export_value_usd": 955861460.189548, "yoy_growth_pct": -4.516255749781117, "cagr_3y_pct": -11.185670592146735 }, { "year": 2018, "exporter_iso3": "CHN", "importer_iso3": "COD", "export_value_usd": 1673904845.422961, "yoy_growth_pct": 75.1200268175918, "cagr_3y_pct": 5.983913490510573 }, { "year": 2019, "exporter_iso3": "CHN", "importer_iso3": "COD", "export_value_usd": 2101465961.7141294, "yoy_growth_pct": 25.542737238635137, "cagr_3y_pct": 28.04195105166194 }, { "year": 2020, "exporter_iso3": "CHN", "importer_iso3": "COD", "export_value_usd": 1937711474.9379892, "yoy_growth_pct": -7.792393013235799, "cagr_3y_pct": 26.560462497585814 }, { "year": 2021, "exporter_iso3": "CHN", "importer_iso3": "COD", "export_value_usd": 2444348926.358379, "yoy_growth_pct": 26.14617593863415, "cagr_3y_pct": 13.451648673112992 }, { "year": 2022, "exporter_iso3": "CHN", "importer_iso3": "COD", "export_value_usd": 4369412305.047506, "yoy_growth_pct": 78.75567018809832, "cagr_3y_pct": 27.634149611441106 }, { "year": 2023, "exporter_iso3": "CHN", "importer_iso3": "COD", "export_value_usd": 5480436138.895716, "yoy_growth_pct": 25.427305923150456, "cagr_3y_pct": 41.41929572895285 }, { "year": 2024, "exporter_iso3": "CHN", "importer_iso3": "COD", "export_value_usd": 5277460758.810967, "yoy_growth_pct": -3.703635530832894, "cagr_3y_pct": 29.247039488095616 } ], "riskLanes": [ { "exporter_iso3": "CHN", "importer_iso3": "COD", "hs_code": "847490", "hs_description": "Machines, for sorting, screening, separating, washing, crushing etc mineral substances, for agglomerating, shaping or moulding solid fuels, ceramic pastes etc, for forming foundry moulds of sand: parts", "buyer_imports_latest_usd": 262165764.46187687, "current_below_peak_pct": 13.116271301954457, "lane_volatility_cv": 1.707035468285738, "attention_level": "High attention", "primary_risk_reason": "Trade has varied substantially across reported years", "risk_driver_labels": [ "high_volatility", "concentrated_buyer_market", "dominant_supplier" ] }, { "exporter_iso3": "CHN", "importer_iso3": "COD", "hs_code": "730890", "hs_description": "Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.s. in heading no. 7308", "buyer_imports_latest_usd": 223909960.6403126, "current_below_peak_pct": 42.61745825949136, "lane_volatility_cv": 1.5847487261549398, "attention_level": "High attention", "primary_risk_reason": "Trade has varied substantially across reported years", "risk_driver_labels": [ "high_volatility", "concentrated_buyer_market", "dominant_supplier" ] }, { "exporter_iso3": "CHN", "importer_iso3": "COD", "hs_code": "842952", "hs_description": "Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: with a 360 degree revolving super structure", "buyer_imports_latest_usd": 148351871.75234234, "current_below_peak_pct": 0, "lane_volatility_cv": 1.3355955275624913, "attention_level": "High attention", "primary_risk_reason": "Trade has varied substantially across reported years", "risk_driver_labels": [ "high_volatility", "concentrated_buyer_market", "dominant_supplier" ] }, { "exporter_iso3": "CHN", "importer_iso3": "COD", "hs_code": "870423", "hs_description": "Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 20 tonnes), nes in item no 8704.1", "buyer_imports_latest_usd": 123691665.15846804, "current_below_peak_pct": 0, "lane_volatility_cv": 1.07042837689195, "attention_level": "High attention", "primary_risk_reason": "Trade has varied substantially across reported years", "risk_driver_labels": [ "high_volatility", "concentrated_buyer_market", "dominant_supplier" ] }, { "exporter_iso3": "CHN", "importer_iso3": "COD", "hs_code": "670420", "hs_description": "Wigs, false beards, eyebrows and eyelashes, switches and the like and other articles n.e.s.: of human hair", "buyer_imports_latest_usd": 100593739.56592098, "current_below_peak_pct": 0, "lane_volatility_cv": 1.416639678683051, "attention_level": "High attention", "primary_risk_reason": "Trade has varied substantially across reported years", "risk_driver_labels": [ "high_volatility", "concentrated_buyer_market", "dominant_supplier" ] }, { "exporter_iso3": "CHN", "importer_iso3": "COD", "hs_code": "870410", "hs_description": "Vehicles: dumpers, designed for off-highway use, for transport of goods", "buyer_imports_latest_usd": 171831032.66439483, "current_below_peak_pct": 20.55921202133225, "lane_volatility_cv": 1.3298627606953328, "attention_level": "High attention", "primary_risk_reason": "Trade has varied substantially across reported years", "risk_driver_labels": [ "high_volatility", "concentrated_buyer_market" ] }, { "exporter_iso3": "CHN", "importer_iso3": "COD", "hs_code": "854449", "hs_description": "Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 80 volts, not fitted with connectors", "buyer_imports_latest_usd": 119208323.2448752, "current_below_peak_pct": 8.284544914785775, "lane_volatility_cv": 1.388392840819324, "attention_level": "High attention", "primary_risk_reason": "Trade has varied substantially across reported years", "risk_driver_labels": [ "high_volatility", "concentrated_buyer_market", "dominant_supplier" ] }, { "exporter_iso3": "CHN", "importer_iso3": "COD", "hs_code": "850213", "hs_description": "Electric generating sets: with compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines), of an output exceeding 375kVA", "buyer_imports_latest_usd": 90970745.18004917, "current_below_peak_pct": 0, "lane_volatility_cv": 1.5584416618409165, "attention_level": "High attention", "primary_risk_reason": "Trade has varied substantially across reported years", "risk_driver_labels": [ "high_volatility", "concentrated_buyer_market", "dominant_supplier" ] }, { "exporter_iso3": "CHN", "importer_iso3": "COD", "hs_code": "283210", "hs_description": "Sulphites: of sodium", "buyer_imports_latest_usd": 74314270.28153376, "current_below_peak_pct": 0, "lane_volatility_cv": 1.1018441632836553, "attention_level": "High attention", "primary_risk_reason": "Trade has varied substantially across reported years", "risk_driver_labels": [ "high_volatility", "concentrated_buyer_market", "dominant_supplier" ] }, { "exporter_iso3": "CHN", "importer_iso3": "COD", "hs_code": "847410", "hs_description": "Machines: for sorting, screening, separating or washing earth, stone, ores or other mineral substances", "buyer_imports_latest_usd": 75035554.74516363, "current_below_peak_pct": 17.789680548963744, "lane_volatility_cv": 1.5713477438510548, "attention_level": "High attention", "primary_risk_reason": "Trade has varied substantially across reported years", "risk_driver_labels": [ "high_volatility", "concentrated_buyer_market", "dominant_supplier" ] } ], "accessProfile": { "year": 2024, "exporter_iso3": "CHN", "importer_iso3": "COD", "distance_km": 11798, "shares_land_border": 0, "shares_official_language": 0, "shares_ethnic_language": 0, "shared_religion": 0, "shared_legal_system": 0, "shared_colonial_history": 0, "has_fta": 0, "rta_coverage_ratio": null, "exporter_is_wto": 1, "importer_is_wto": 1, "exporter_is_eu": 0, "importer_is_eu": 0, "importer_gdp_million_usd": 53958.573693000006, "importer_gdp_per_capita_usd": 584.1064281843002, "importer_population": 92377.983, "importer_biz_entry_days": 7, "importer_biz_entry_cost_pct": 16.3, "exporter_gdp_million_usd": 17734062.645370997, "exporter_gdp_per_capita_usd": 12556.33325336033, "avg_applied_tariff_pct": null, "avg_mfn_tariff_pct": null, "avg_preferential_tariff_pct": null, "tariff_advantage_pp": null }, "sourceAttribution": { "publisher": "OECD", "dataset": "Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D", "year": 2025, "citation": "OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-29)", "sourceUrl": "https://data-explorer.oecd.org/", "dataflowUrl": "https://sdmx.oecd.org/sti-public/rest/dataflow/OECD.SDD.TPS/DSD_BIMTS_6D@DF_BIMTS_HS2017_6D/1.0", "termsUrl": "https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/", "terms": "OECD Terms & Conditions", "accessed": "2026-08-29", "supportingSources": [ { "publisher": "CEPII", "dataset": "BACI bilateral trade flows", "release": "202601", "citation": "Gaulier, G. and Zignago, S. (2010), BACI: International Trade Database at the Product-Level. The 1994-2007 Version, CEPII Working Paper No. 2010-23.", "sourceUrl": "https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html", "datasetUrl": "https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37", "licenseUrl": "https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf", "license": "Etalab 2.0 Open Licence", "accessed": "2026-08-29" } ] }, "links": { "canonical": "https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/corridor/CHN-COD/risk", "html": "https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/corridor/CHN-COD/risk/index.html", "markdown": "https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/corridor/CHN-COD/risk/index.md", "json": "https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/corridor/CHN-COD/risk/index.json", "jsonLd": "https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/corridor/CHN-COD/risk/index.ld.json", "home": "https://www.yugalinks.com/", "tradeHub": "https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/", "dataSources": "https://www.yugalinks.com/data-sources", "methodology": "https://www.yugalinks.com/methodology", "workspace": "https://www.yugalinks.com/app/corridors", "contact": "https://www.yugalinks.com/contact", "email": "mailto:support@yugalinks.com", "linkedin": "https://in.linkedin.com/company/yugalinks" } }