# Democratic Republic of the Congo HS 740500 exports | Yugalinks

Explore reported HS 740500 exports from Democratic Republic of the Congo: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history.

## Exporter position

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exporter | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| HS6 | 740500 |
| Latest exports | $14.2M |
| Active destinations | 4 |
| Three-year growth | -48.8% |
| Destination HHI | 9,255 |
| Weighted share | 56.3% |

## Destination markets

- China: $13.7M; share 55.9%; growth -48.8%

## Price intelligence

- Highest reported market price: South Africa at $8.2K / ton.
- Lowest reported market price: China at $3.2K / ton.
- Median reported price: $7.8K / ton.
- Price spread: 64.9%.

## Export history

- 2004: $17.9K
- 2010: $263.3
- 2011: $694.6K
- 2012: $125.7K
- 2013: $112.0K
- 2014: $107.1K
- 2015: $169.3K
- 2016: $563.4
- 2017: $65.8K
- 2019: $36.8
- 2020: $84.3M
- 2021: $101.9M
- 2022: $195.7M
- 2023: $103.5M
- 2024: $13.7M

## 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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