The World’s Largest Gold Producing Countries, 2018 Rankings

Prof. Dr. Amarendra Bhushan DhirajCEO AdvisoryJune 14, 2018October 19, 2018

Interestingly, China is the number one producer of gold in the world in 2017, according to the GFMS Gold Survey 2018, extracting almost 131 tonnes more than second place Australia. That’s about 13% of global mine production. In 2017, global gold mine production was a reported 3,247 tonnes.

Australia is the world’s second largest producer of gold, Australia produces around 295.6 tonnes, followed by Russia (270.7 tonnes), and the United States 230.0 (tonnes).

10. Ghana – 101.7 tonnes
9. Mexico – 130.5 tonnes
8. South Africa – 139.9 tonnes
7. Indonesia – 154.3 tonnes
6. Peru – 162.3 tonnes

5. Canada – 175.8 tonnes
4. United States – 230.0 tonnes
3. Russia – 270.7 tonnes
2. Australia – 295.6 tonnes
1. China – 426.1 tonnes

What Parts Of The World Does Gold Come From?

Here’s the list of the world’s largest gold producing countries in 2017:

Rank	Country	Gold Production (tonnes)
1	China	426.1
2	Australia	295.6
3	Russia	270.7
4	United States	230
5	Canada	175.8
6	Peru	162.3
7	Indonesia	154.3
8	South Africa	139.9
9	Mexico	130.5
10	Ghana	101.7
11	Mauritania	89.6
12	Uzbekistan	84.9
13	Brazil	79.9
14	Papua New Guinea	61.9
15	Argentina	61
16	Congo	60.1
17	Kazakhstan	55.1
18	Mali	52.2
19	Colombia	50.6
20	Tanzania	49.1
21	Burkina Faso	49.1
22	Philippines	47.9
23	Chile	35.9
24	Dominican Republic	35.3
25	Suriname	33.4
26	Turkey	26.1
27	Venezuela	25.4
28	Zimbabwe	23.3
29	Ivory Coast	22.7
30	Guinea	22.4
31	Guy ana	20.4
32	Kyrgyzstan	20.4
33	Egypt	16.9
34	Mongolia	14.7
35	Sudan	14.5
36	Ecuador	13.8
37	Ethiopia	12
38	Saudi Arabia	10.8
39	New Zealand	9.6
40	Finland	9
41	Namibia	8.4
42	Sweden	7.8
43	Nicaragua	7.7
44	Senegal	7.4
45	Bolivia	6.4
46	North Korea	6.3
47	Laos	6.3
48	Japan	6.1
49	Bulgaria	5.5
50	Tajikistan	5.5
51	Armenia	4.9
52	Zambia	4.4
53	Poland	3.6
54	Malaysia	3
55	French Guiana	2.7
56	Honduras	2.6
57	Azerbaijan	2.6
58	Vietnam	2.4
59	Georgia	2.1
60	Myanmar	1.7
61	Guatemala	1.6
62	Fiji	1.3
63	Solomon Islands	0.1

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Prof. Dr. Amarendra Bhushan Dhiraj

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