# Democratic Republic of the Congo HS 260800 exports | Yugalinks

Explore reported HS 260800 exports from Democratic Republic of the Congo: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history.

## Exporter position

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exporter | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| HS6 | 260800 |
| Latest exports | $27.7M |
| Active destinations | 4 |
| Three-year growth | +92.9% |
| Destination HHI | 7,224 |
| Weighted share | 75.1% |

## Destination markets

- Namibia: $23.4M; share 83.9%; growth +0%

## Price intelligence

- Highest reported market price: Republic of Korea at $27.0K / ton.
- Lowest reported market price: China at $304.2 / ton.
- Median reported price: $996.8 / ton.
- Price spread: 2,678.3%.

## Export history

- 2000: $231.2K
- 2008: $1.8K
- 2009: $1.1M
- 2012: $6.1M
- 2013: $3.3M
- 2014: $62.1K
- 2015: $24.3
- 2017: $105.9K
- 2018: $244.5K
- 2020: $834.5K
- 2021: $3.6M
- 2022: $774.7K
- 2023: $44.5K
- 2024: $25.5M

## Methods

Reported exporter totals are combined with destination, price, history, and country-context observations. Growth, concentration, weighted share, volatility, drawdown, and price-position values are calculated indicators rather than additional reported trade.

Missing values are shown as Not reported and are not imputed.

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