What is the price of cocoa beans in DRC Congo?

As of May 2026, cocoa beans in DRC Congo is US$ 2.26 per kg (5,648 CDF), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

Cocoa Beans Price in DRC Congo - June 2026 Market Prices (Updated Daily)

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Cocoa Beans Prices in DRC Congo

US$ 2.26 / kg

5,648 CDF / kg

MoM ▲ 34.8% YoY ▲ 34.8%

Checked: Jun 9, 2026

Price as of: May 2026

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (CDF)	MoM	YoY	Source
—	Global benchmark	4.16	10,400	▲ 22.4%	▼ 53.7%	World Bank Pink Sheet
—	Export (unit value)	2.26	5,648	▲ 34.8%	▲ 34.8%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of May 2026, the cocoa beans price in DRC Congo is US$ 2.26 per kg (5,648 CDF), up 34.8% year-on-year. Every figure is sourced and dated — no estimates are presented as observed prices.

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Cocoa Beans Price History & Trend

We don’t yet have a dedicated cocoa beans price series for DRC Congo. The trend line shown is the closest commodity benchmark, for reference only — we’re collecting cocoa beans prices monthly to build a dedicated history.

Global benchmark (world reference) price for cocoa beans, US$ per kg. A dedicated DRC Congo series begins building from our next crawl. Source: UN Comtrade (unit value).

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes — cocoa beans in DRC Congo

Exports UN Comtrade · 2023

In 2023, DRC Congo exported $144.5M (64 kt) of cocoa beans▲ 54.3% YoY. That ranks #10 worldwide (1.6% of global exports).

$144.5M

Export value

64 kt

Export volume

#10 / 100

World rank

1.6%

Global share

$2.26

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top cocoa beans exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2023

#1 Ivory Coast $3.99B · 29.8%
#2 Ecuador $3.11B · 23.2%
#3 Nigeria $1.63B · 12.2%
#4 Netherlands $1B · 7.5%
#5 Peru $795.7M · 5.9%

Annual export data DRC Congo · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2023	$144.5M	64 kt	$2.26
2022	$93.7M	55.9 kt	$1.68
2021	$96.5M	51.7 kt	$1.87
2020	$87.3M	47.5 kt	$1.84

HS Code

cocoa beans is traded under Harmonized System code 1801.00. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

Sources: trade & HS — UN Comtrade; harvest season — FAO GIEWS Crop Calendar. Values are official reported figures.

DRC Congo cocoa beans - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

In 2019 DRC Congo exported 152,040 tonnes of cocoa beans. For 2019 alone, the demand for DRC Congo cocoa beans (processed category) has improved, changing by 119.914 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, cocoa beans' exports went up by 22.53% earning the exporter US$360.57m for the year 2019. DRC Congo's cocoa beans exports are classified as:

Cocoa beans, whole or broken, raw or roasted (HS code 180100)

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DRC Congo cocoa beans export values

In 2019, DRC Congo shipped cocoa beans costing 360.57m USD, an increase of 116.75% from 2018's total cocoa beans export of 166.352m USD. The yearly change in value of DRC Congo cocoa beans between 2017 to 2018 was -39.559 percent.

The yearly variation in the quantity of DRC Congo's cocoa beans exports between 2017 and 2019 was 22.53 per cent when compared to a variation of 119.914% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.

Export markets for DRC Congo cocoa beans ( in '000$ )

DRC Congo's top export markets for cocoa beans are India, US, Italy, Germany and Malaysia.

DRC Congo ordered 0 tonnes of cocoa beans in 2019.

Production

The production of cocoa beans in DRC Congo was 56,000 tonnes in 2019 and is predicted to change by an average of -28.21%. The country had an estimated 154,316.00 hectares under cocoa beans cultivation.

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