Mining
Even as the government focuses on diversification, the country continues to generate enormous interest in its mining sector. Significant investments in tin, copper and cobalt and increasingly, lithium, are flowing in from countries such as China, the UAE and Kazakhstan.
From 2019 to 2023, the DRC received about 13.56bnin investment commitments under its Investment Code - with the extractive sector being the largest recipient.
According to the UNCTAD World Investment Report 2024 the DRC attracted about 1.63bn in foreign direct investment FDI in 2023, with the extractive sector driving a large share.
