UAE and Belgium Imported 96% of Diamonds from DRC in 2022
During the year 2022, the Democratic Republic of Congo exported 11 million 683 439 carats of diamonds for an estimated value of 145 million 992 914 USD, inform the statistics of the Ministry of Mines.
At the forefront of the recipients of the diamond produced in the DRC is the United Arab Emirates in terms of quantity. This country imported in 2022 5 million 846 263 carats of diamonds from the DRC for a value of 67.9 million USD.
The second largest importer of Congolese diamonds is Belgium with 5 million 414,582 carats of diamonds purchased from the DRC in 2022 for a value of 72 million USD. In terms of value, Belgium ranks first.
Taken together, the United Arab Emirates and Belgium buy around 96% of diamonds from the DRC. India, Israel, the USA and CANADA share the remaining 4%.
