Increased by 61.2%, the volume of exports of mining and hydrocarbon products from the DRC estimated at 21.9 billion USD in 2021
The volume of exploitation of mining and hydrocarbon products recorded a jump of around 61.2% during the year 2021 compared to the year 2020.
Indeed, exports of mining and hydrocarbon products are estimated at 21.9 billion USD.
Among the mining products having impacted the year 2021, there is in particular copper and cobalt, the prices of which recorded respective increases of 51.0% and 43.6%, due to the strong demand within the automotive industry under the influence of the energy transition.
In volume, copper, cobalt and gold exports increased by 12.2%, 7.6% and 2.4% respectively in 2021.
For the whole of 2021, exports from the DRC recorded a rebound of 53.8% after registering a decline of 8.3% in 2020.
This development is justified by the price increase of all the components that make up exports, in a context of relaxation, by several countries, of restrictive measures linked to the covid-19 pandemic at the local level.
The goods account showed a surplus of 3 billion 939 million 9 thousand US dollars, or 7.0% of GDP in 2021 against 1 billion 923 million 4 thousand US dollars in 2020, or 3.9% of Gross Domestic Product.
