Kinshasa, April 15th, 2025 (CPA) – The price of a tonne of copper, an export product of the Democratic Republic of Congo, has fallen by 8.66% on the international markets, according to the price list of the Ministry in charge of Foreign Trade, consulted on Monday by CPA. The price list reports that a tonne was traded at USD 8,869.35 in the week from April 14th to 19th 2025, compared with USD 9,710.30 the previous week.
« The price of a tonne of copper fell on the international markets between April 14th and 19th, 2025. This mineral was trading at USD 8,869.35 in the week under review, compared with USD 9,710.30 the previous week, a fall of 8.66% per tonne« , the source reveals.
The Mercurial of the Minister in charge of Foreign Trade also indicated that during the week of January 24th to 31st, 2025, several fluctuations were observed on the raw materials market, also causing a drop in the price of copper, which was trading at USD 9,079.05 a week earlier, a fall of 2.60%. In contrast, for the period from January 31st to February 7th, 2025, copper traded at USD 9,412.75 compared with USD 9,079.05 the previous week, an increase of 3.68% per tonne.
Similarly, in the period from February 24th to March 1st, 2025, this mineral was traded at USD 9,438.10, compared with USD 9,251.75 the previous week, an increase of 2.01% per tonne. A rise was also seen on the international markets in the period from March 24th to 29th, 2025. Copper was trading at USD 9,791.15, up 1.45% per tonne from USD 9,651.30 the previous week. The price of a tonne of copper fell on the international markets between March 31st, and April 5th, 2025. This mineral traded at USD 9,916.25 compared with USD 9,791.15 the previous week, an increase of 1.28% per tonne. According to the source, in addition to copper, five other commercial mining products are down on the international markets: cobalt, zinc, tin, gold and silver. They traded respectively at 33,142 US dollars, 2,618.40 US dollars, 35,743.75 US dollars, 99.34 US dollars and 1.10 US dollars in the week from March 14th to April 19th 2025, compared with 33,263 US dollars, 2,832.40 US dollars, 36,312 US dollars, 99.84 US dollars and 1.11 US dollars in the week from March 7th to 12th, 2025. The same source also pointed out that no commercial mining product rose on the international markets during the period under review. However, only one commodity is stable on the international market, namely tantalum, which is traded at USD 227 during the review period from March 14th to April 19th, 2025. However, it should be noted that the rise, fall and stability of prices for merchant mining, agricultural and small forestry products are the result of supply and demand on international markets, as well as the supply chain. These variations have a direct impact on the Congolese economy, which is heavily dependent on exports of raw materials, particularly in the mining sector.