Examples of African countries from which gold was smuggled

Some African countries have a total gold production (tonnes) higher than their exports but lower than or equal to their partner countries’ imports. This means that some of their gold is smuggled out of Africa and declared on import in non-African countries, according to SWISSAID.

Sources used by SWISSAID: UN Comtrade database, statistics of the African states and various estimates.
Chart: ptur Source: SWISSAID, On the trail of African gold report 2024