According to GlobalData, the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the world’s sixteenth-largest producer of gold, with output of 2,159koz in 2022, up by 0.1% on 2021. Over the five years to 2021, production from the Democratic Republic of the Congo increased by a CAGR of 0.94% and is expected to rise by a CAGR of 0.02% between 2022 and 2026. GlobalData uses proprietary data and analytics to provide a complete picture of this market in its report. Buy the report here.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo accounts for 2% of global production, with the other largest producers being China (11%), Australia (10%), Russia (8%) and Canada (7%).

Leading producers of gold in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are AngloGold Ashanti and Barrick Gold. AngloGold Ashanti's output was 277.84koz in 2021, down by 20% on 2020. Barrick Gold produced 269.13koz, a decrease of 7% on the previous year.

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