2025 Payments to Governments Report
Energising today Advancing tomorrowIntroduction
Welcome to Glencore's 2025 Payments to Governments Report
This report addresses our UK regulatory obligations under DTR 4.3A of the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules (UK Transparency Requirements), which were introduced to implement the payments to governments requirements provided for in the EU Transparency and Accounting Directives.
Further information on our approach to transparency, including the disclosure of the beneficial ownership information of our active industrial joint ventures in which we hold more than 5%, a list of entities in which the Group owns more than a 20% interest, and our active marketing sales/purchase agents, is available at: glencore.com/who-we-are/transparency.
We also promote commodity trading transparency by disclosing the commodity trading payments we make to state-owned enterprises in countries that have implemented the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) for the purchases of oil and gas, and minerals and metals. Our EITI commodity trading disclosures are available on our website: glencore.com/who-we-are/transparency/eiti-SOE.
Refer to page 238 of the 2025 Annual Report for further information on the adjusted tax rate calculation.
Highlights in 2025 |
Governments $8.1bn in taxes, royalties and other payments |
Adjusted tax rate◊ 36.5% Employees $7.1bn in salaries, wages, social security and other benefits |
Social contribution $112m including discretionary and non-discretionary payments |
"We are committed to managing our operations responsibly, with transparent practices that strengthen accountability and oversight. Through our activities, we aim to deliver meaningful benefits to our host communities, employees, suppliers, and other stakeholders by supporting community development and fostering resilient and diversified local economies."
Steve Kalmin
Chief Financial Officer
Our business at a glance
Our PurposeIndustrial business
Marketing business
Our people
Communities
Investors, banks, financial analysts and the media
Governments and regulators
Suppliers and customers
Unions
NGOs and civil society groups
Responsible and ethical business practices
Responsibly sourcing the commodities that advance everyday life
…influences our strategic priorities …which we deliver through our business model …whilst engaging with our stakeholders and creating valueEffective capital management
Strong operational and commercial performance
Our business at a glance continued
Our global operations …delivered through two business segments …supported by our ValuesIndustrial activities
Our industrial business spans the metals and energy markets, producing multiple commodities from around 40 industrial assets
Adjusted EBITDA◊ Industrial 2025 SafetyWe never compromise on safety. We look out for one another and stop work if it's not safe
Integrity
We have the courage to do what's right, even when it's hard. We do what we say and treat each other
Metals and minerals
Energy and steelmaking coal
65%
35%
fairly and with respect
Responsibility
We take responsibility for
our actions. We talk and listen
Headquarters Marketing Industrial
6
>30
>140k
One of the world's largest natural resource companies$9.9bn
2024: $10.6bn
Marketing activitiesWe source, market and distribute over 60 commodities that advance everyday life
Adjusted EBIT ◊ Marketing 2025to others to understand what they expect from us. We work to improve our commercial, social and environmental performance
Openness
We're honest and straightforward when we communicate. We push ourselves to improve by sharing information and encouraging dialogue and feedback
Simplicity
We work efficiently and focus
on what's important. We avoid
continents
countries
employees and contractors
minerals Energy and
Metals and
82%
steelmaking coal
$2.9bn
2024: $3.2bn
18%
unnecessary complexity and look
for simple, pragmatic solutions
Entrepreneurialism
We encourage new ideas and quickly adapt to change. We're always looking for new opportunities to create value
and find better and safer ways
For further information, see glencore.com/en/ who-we-are/purpose-and-values/
of working
Performance highlights
0.4
2024: (1.6)
4.3
Net income/(loss) attributable to equity holders (US$ billion) Total borrowings(US$ billion)
Adjusted EBITDA◊(US$ billion)
5
4
3
2
1
0
-1
-2
41.5
50
25
41.5
38.1
40 2024: 38.1 20
32.2
30 15
20 10
10 5
13.5
13.5
14.4
17.1
0.4
2024: 14.4
(1.6)
-3 2023
2024
2025
0 2023
2024
2025
0 2023
2024
2025
Shareholder returns(US$ billion)
3.5
2024: 1.9
12
3.6
10
8
6.5
6
0.2 1.7
4
2
Net debt◊(US$ billion)
11.2
2024: 11.2
11.2
11.2
12
9
4.9
6
3
1.5 2.0
0 2023
2024
2025
0 2023
2024
2025
Distributions Buybacks
Our approach to tax and transparency
We are committed to complying with all applicable tax laws,
rules and regulations. We pay all relevant taxes, royalties and other levies in amounts determined by the legislation of relevant national, regional
or local governments. We seek to maintain long-term, open, transparent and cooperative relationships with tax authorities in our host countries.
Tax transparencyWe welcome fiscal transparency as it encourages the responsible management
of revenues from our activities. We believe that countries that transparently and effectively allocate natural resource wealth for the benefit of their communities have the potential to attract greater, more responsible and longer-term business investment. It is imperative that businesses, governments and civil society work in partnership to support transparency.
Our global reach and presence in some higher-risk jurisdictions result in Glencore generally having to navigate enhanced complexity and uncertainty in accounting for income taxes, particularly the evaluation of tax exposures and recoverability of deferred tax assets.
Our Board Audit Committee, together with senior management, regularly reviews our potential tax exposures globally and the key estimates taken in determining the positions recorded, including the status of material communications with local tax authorities and the carrying values of deferred tax assets.
Intra-group transactionsThe Group comprises separate legal entities established in many jurisdictions. Like many multinational enterprises,
our business activities are coordinated (in terms of personnel, assets and capital) on a worldwide basis.
Our global nature necessitates us apportioning overall Group profitability between our operating jurisdictions.
International tax law, and in particular
the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Transfer Pricing Guidelines (Guidelines) and Article 9 of the OECD Model Tax Convention, govern this process. These require that individual entities within the Group transact with each other at the same price that they would if they were independent parties and in due recognition of the true value to be accorded to the transaction.
The purpose of this apportionment and of the Guidelines is twofold: for the fair division of Group profit to enable the levying of tax according to where it is earned and to ensure that the same profit is taxed only once.
Our Group Tax Policy, which is approved
by the Board on an annual basis and publicly available, commits us to not engineer structures or transactions that exploit transfer-pricing rules by artificially 'transferring' profit into lower tax jurisdictions.
We trace all intragroup transactions
to value-adding commercial activities.
Reflecting the complexity of the Group's operations, and the legitimate concern of tax administrations to collect the full amount due to them, our transfer pricing is open to audit and challenge from
tax administrations.
We approach both scrutiny and dispute in a fair and transparent manner, but we resolutely defend the principle that profit must be taxed only once and that tax administrations are as bound in law
by the Guidelines as we are.
Global minimum effective tax rateGlencore is within the scope of the OECD Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS)
2.0 initiative. Under the Pillar Two model rules of this initiative, a global minimum effective tax rate of 15% on taxable profit in each jurisdiction has been introduced.
Our continued use of special purpose vehicles in various jurisdictions is to serve a commercial or administrative purpose,
has no tax motivation and is fiscally neutral,
i.e., it generates neither a tax savings nor
a tax expense.
External engagementsWe are committed to transparent and constructive dialogue with our stakeholders. We recognise that this is an evolving space and that by understanding a range of external perspectives, we can improve
our standards of corporate governance
and disclosure.
Throughout the year, we engaged with a variety of stakeholders on tax and transparency matters.
Extractive Industries Transparency InitiativeThe EITI is a multi-stakeholder initiative supported by countries, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and companies in the extractives and commodities trading sector. It promotes open and accountable management of extractive resources.
Glencore has been a supporting company since 2011, being active in the extractives as well as the commodity trading industry.
We also take an active role in the EITI's Working Group on Transparency in Commodity Trading, a multi-stakeholder group that works towards increasing transparency in commodity trading.
Our industrial assets in EITI-implementing countries support the ongoing development of the EITI in such countries, by contributing to national reports with local EITI disclosures, participating in EITI multi-stakeholder groups and engaging in policy consultation processes where applicable. For example,
in the DRC, we are a member of the EITI's
in-country executive committee.
Our EITI commodity trading disclosures are available on our website at: glencore.com/ who-we-are/transparency/eiti-SOE.
Our approach to tax and transparency continued
International Council on Mining & MetalsWe are an active member of the International Council on Mining & Metals (ICMM). The ICMM is an international organisation made up of 26 mining and metals companies and 43 regional and commodities associations. Its members are committed to strengthening the industry's environmental and social performance and enhancing mining's contribution to society.
Through our membership of the ICMM's mineral resource and tax working groups, we collaborate with our peers to address natural resource governance challenges and improve the transparency of mineral revenues, including their management, distribution or spending.
Investors, analysts and banks Transparency and disclosure are of great interest to our shareholders and representatives of financial institutions. As part of our annual reporting process, we review and revise our approach topresenting information that is of interest
to these stakeholders.
In addition to meeting our regulatory reporting obligations, we also provide periodic operational, financial and market updates to investors and participate in conferences and other events where we provide relevant disclosure and information.
Civil society and non-governmental organisationsWe regularly engage with civil society groups and NGOs that have a particular focus on transparency and advancing disclosure. In addition to working with these organisations to understand better the developments in the transparency space, we welcome feedback from these organisations on our Payments to Governments Report.
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Our contribution
Mining activities can make a significant contribution to national, regional and
local economies, through the provision of employment and training, tax, royalty and levy payments, local procurement, social development and environmental stewardship.
Our aim is to minimise negative impacts from our activities and to build partnerships to support sustainable development
Local contributionWe promote employing people from
the regions close to our industrial assets. We support families' livelihoods via direct employment at our assets and indirectly via the engagement of contractors and our
use of local suppliers. We use local suppliers when appropriate to provide our host countries with employment opportunities that support economic well-being
and diversification.
Societal contributionOur social investment programmes are intended to help reduce dependency on our industrial assets, encourage self-reliance and contribute to sustainable regional
Payments to governments, calculated in line with the UK Transparency Requirements
US$ billion
9.6
9.4
10
8
6
3.0
3.7
3.9
4
2
and growth.
growth. In remote and underdeveloped areas we install infrastructure, such as
0 2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
How we contributeWe pay all relevant taxes, royalties and levies required by local and national regulation
in our host countries. The payments we make to the governments of the countries in which we operate include local, national, sales and employment taxes, government royalties and licence and permitting fees.
In addition, we contribute to local economies through our use of local suppliers, payment of wages and provision of employee benefits, and voluntary support of socioeconomic initiatives such as health and education projects, and infrastructure improvements.
roads, water, sanitation and electricity, which is often shared as appropriate with local communities.
Payments to governments and tax transparencyWe pay all relevant taxes, royalties and
other levies in amounts determined by
the legislation of relevant national, regional or local governments. We welcome transparency in the redistribution
and reinvestment of these payments.
In 2025, our payments to governments totalled $8.1 billion, reflecting the taxes, royalties and other levies we pay in the relevant countries in respect of our marketing and industrial activities.
Our performance in 2025During 2025, we made payments to governments of $3.0 billion, calculated in line with the UK Transparency Requirements (2024: $3.7 billion).
Amounts in US$'000
Argentina Australia Cameroon Canada Chile Colombia
Democratic Republic of the Congo Equatorial Guinea
Kazakhstan Peru
South Africa
$15,567
$1,059,163
$11,500
$13,677
$340,504
$5,214
$272,542
$214,345
$615,390
$405,093
$54,280
In 2025, our total payments to government were $8.1 billion in tax, royalty, levy and other payments (2024: $7.6 billion).
Our payments to governments
The information in this section has been prepared in the manner outlined in the About this report section on page 15.
Payments by countries1Payments not | |||||||||||
included in total | |||||||||||
payments to | |||||||||||
Total payments | Taxes and duties | governments as | |||||||||
calculated in line | relating to | reported in our | |||||||||
with the UK | Customs/Import/ | non-extractive | Annual and | ||||||||
Production | Infrastructure | Transparency | Excise/Export tax | activities plus | Sustainability | Total payments | |||||
Amounts in US$ '000 | entitlements | Taxes on income | Royalties | Fees | improvements | Requirements | and duties | Payroll taxes | other taxes | Reports | to governments |
Country | 20252 | 20253,4 | 20255 | 20256 | 20257 | 2025 | 20258 | 20259 | 202510 | 202511 | 2025 |
Argentina | - | 3,406 | - | 316 | 11,845 | 15,567 | 12 | 6,849 | 2,554 | - | 19,874 |
Australia | - | 276,879 | 761,015 | 21,269 | - | 1,059,163 | 599,597 | 224,295 | 532,274 | - | 2,415,329 |
Cameroon | 9,795 | 1,705 | - | - | - | 11,500 | - | 8 | 1,221 | - | 12,730 |
Canada | - | (83) | 2,276 | 7,906 | 3,578 | 13,677 | 19 | 92,462 | 376,041 | (4,312) | 477,887 |
Chile | - | 124,972 | 214,646 | 886 | - | 340,504 | 1,177 | 4,897 | 90,141 | (333,205) | 103,514 |
Colombia | - | (170,125) | 165,274 | 10,065 | - | 5,214 | 15,211 | 41,973 | 87,358 | - | 149,756 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo | - | 21,108 | 119,860 | 622 | 130,952 | 272,542 | 157,082 | 60,473 | 66,074 | - | 556,171 |
Equatorial Guinea | 140,641 | 28,587 | 44,903 | 214 | - | 214,345 | 78 | 425 | 1,380 | - | 216,228 |
Kazakhstan | - | 324,017 | 290,935 | 438 | - | 615,390 | 9,344 | 89,837 | 47,984 | - | 762,555 |
New Caledonia | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | 3,981 | 2,554 | - | 6,555 |
Peru | - | 291,860 | 110,547 | 2,686 | - | 405,093 | 290 | 9,191 | 145,873 | (326,933) | 233,514 |
South Africa | - | 21,090 | 33,190 | - | - | 54,280 | 1,211,017 | 6'362 | 174,364 | - | 1,446,023 |
Rest of the World | - | - | - | - | - | - | 34,914 | 223,717 | 1,438,891 | - | 1,697,522 |
Total | 150,436 | 923,416 | 1,742,646 | 44,402 | 146,375 | 3,007,275 | 2,028,762 | 764,470 | 2,961,602 | (664,450) | 8,097,659 |
The reports are not corrected for rounding.
Production entitlements are payments to governments based on the volume of output, as mandated in any agreement or license. These mandated volume-based calculations can be paid in cash or in-kind and can be net of any other royalty payments. In-kind payments are converted to a dollar amount based on the market price prevailing at the date of settlement.
Taxes on income are payments to governments based on taxable profits and taxes levied on production. It also includes withholding taxes paid on dividends to shareholders, interest, royalties and services. These taxes are generally represented as income taxes in Glencore's consolidated statement of income.
Taxes on income include income taxes paid in Peru and Chile relating to Glencore's pro-rata share in independently managed joint ventures (Antamina and Collahuasi) amounting to a total of $655 million.
Royalties are payments to governments in respect of revenue of production related to the extraction of mineral, coal, oil and gas reserves.
Fees are payments to governments where no specific service is associated with the payment, but rather constitutes a 'levy' on the initial or ongoing right to use an area for exploration, development and/or production.
Infrastructure improvements are payments to governments, comprising the provision of public access infrastructure, such as roads and bridges. Payments are either in the form of cash or in-kind contributions (the completed infrastructure). Payments in respect of social or community programs such as building/providing a hospital, school or playground are excluded.
Customs, export and import duties are payments to governments in relation to goods imported into and/or exported from a country. Customs duties are usually imposed on an ad valorem basis, but sometimes on the basis of specific duties charged on particular items. These payments have been voluntarily added to this report.
Payroll taxes include payments made by the employer only; payments made on behalf of employees amounted to a total of $1,456 million.
Taxes and duties paid relating to non-extractive activities are considered without payroll tax. Other taxes include: wealth tax, stamp duties, transfer tax, environmental tax and other taxes according to local law.
Payments not included in the total amount of payments made to governments as included in our 2025 Annual and Sustainability Reports, the scope of which is defined in our 2025 Basis of Reporting, are primarily payments relating to Glencore's pro-rata share in certain joint ventures not controlled or operated by Glencore.
Our payments to governments continued
Payments by governmental authorityAmounts in US$ '000
Production entitlements
20252
Taxes on income
20253,4
Royalties
20255
Fees 20256
Infrastructure improvements
20257
Total 2025
Amounts in US$ '000
Production entitlements
20252
Taxes on
income 20253,4
Royalties
20255
Fees 20256
Infrastructure improvements
20257
Total 2025
Argentina
Chile
National - Agencia de Recaudacion y Control
National - Tesoreria General de la Republica
-
-
-
338
-
338
Aduanero (ARCA)
-
3,406
-
-
-
3,406
National - Tesoreria General de la Republica
Regional - Gobierno de Catamarca
-
-
-
181
-
181
- Servicios de Impuestos Internos (SII)
-
124,972
214,646
-
-
339,618
Local - Dirección Hidráulica, Dirección Minera,
Local - Sierra Gorda - Municipalidad
-
-
-
548
-
548
Municipios
-
-
-
135
-
135
-
124,972
214,646
886
-
340,504
Local - Dirección Provincial de Vialidad
-
-
-
-
11,845
11,845
Colombia
-
3,406
-
316
11,845
15,567
National - Agencia Nacional de Mineria (ANM)
-
-
165,274
-
-
165,274
Australia
National - Direccion de Impuestos y Aduanas
National - Australian Taxation Office (ATO)
-
261,034
-
-
-
261,034
Nacionales (DIAN)
-
(170,125)
-
-
-
(170,125)
Regional - New South Wales - Office of State
National - Fondo Nacional Amiental (FONAM)
-
-
-
173
-
173
Revenue
-
-
466,226
6,038
-
472,264
National - Instituto Nacional de Vías (INVIAS)
-
-
-
8,652
-
8,652
Regional - Northern Territory - Territory Revenue Office
-
15,845
-
-
-
15,845
Local - Corporación Autónoma Regional de La Guajira (CORPOGUAJIRA)
-
-
-
254
-
254
Regional - Queensland - Office of State
Local - Municipio de Uribia
-
-
-
986
-
986
Revenue
-
-
279,924
11,436
-
291,360
-
(170,125)
165,274
10,065
-
5,214
Regional - Western Australia - Office of State
Revenue
-
-
14,865
3,795
-
18,660
-
276,879
761,015
21,269
-
1,059,163
Democratic Republic of the Congo
National - Direction Générale des impôts
National - Canada Revenue Agency - Receiver
Victims of Sexual Violence and other serious
General for Canada
-
(78,746)
-
-
-
(78,746)
crimes (FONAREV)
-
-
15,767
-
-
15,767
(DGI) - 21,108 - - - 21,108
Cameroon
National - National Hydrocarbons Corporation
9,79512
-
- - -
9,795
National - Direction Générale des Recettes Administratives, Judiciaires, Domaniales et de
National - Public Treasury
-
1,705
- - -
1,705
Participation (DGRAD)
- -
52,860
622
-
53,482
9,795
1,705
- - -
11,500
National - Fonds minier pour les générations
Canada
future (FOMIN)
- -
8,938
-
-
8,938
National - Canada Revenue Agency
-
63,637
- - -
63,637
National - National Fund for Reparation for
National - Government of Canada
-
-
-
105
-
105
Regional - British Columbia - Ministry of Finance
-
-
-
(332)
-
(332)
Regional - Government of British Columbia
-
-
-
2,713
3,578
6,291
Regional - Ontario, Ministry of Finance - Sudbury
-
(9,049)
-
177
-
(8,872)
Regional - Province of Alberta
-
586
-
-
-
586
Regional - Province of British Columbia
-
21,150
-
-
-
21,150
Regional - Qaqqalik Landholding Corporation
-
-
-
275
-
275
Regional - Quebec - Ministry of Finance
-
2,339
-
455
-
2,794
Local - Ktunaxa Nation Council
-
-
2,276
824
-
3,100
Local - Makivvik Corporation (pursuant to the Raglan Agreement)
-
-
-
3,351
-
3,351
Local - Shuswap Indian Band
-
-
-
194
-
194
Local - Southeast Kootenay School District 5
-
-
-
144
-
144
-
(83)
2,276
7,906
3,578
13,677
National - Société Nationale d'Électricité (SNEL)
-
-
-
-
112,674
112,674
Regional - Direction des Recettes du Haut-
Katanga (DRHKAT)
-
-
-
-
4,463
4,463
Regional - Direction des Recettes du Lualaba
(DRLU)
-
-
25,412
-
13,815
39,227
Local - Dilala
-
-
12,484
-
-
12,484
Local - Luilu Sector
-
-
4,399
-
-
4,399
-
21,108
119,860
622
130,952
272,542
Comprises production entitlement of 148,000 bbls lifted at government sales price (GSP). Production entitlement which is paid in-kind, includes all streams of production payments to the state and state national oil company (NOC) for volumes lifted. Under the production sharing contract, production entitlement is calculated on a production volume basis, however, payments are tied to lifted volumes.
Our payments to governments continued
Production
entitlements
Taxes on
income
Royalties
Fees
Infrastructure
improvements
Total
Amounts in US$ '000
20252
20253,4
20255
20256
20257
2025
Equatorial Guinea
National - GEPetrol
140,64113
-
44,90314
-
-
185,544
National - Ministry of Hydrocarbons and Mining Development
-
-
-
214
-
214
National - Public Treasury
-
28,587
-
-
-
28,587
140,641
28,587
44,903
214
-
214,345
Kazakhstan
Local - Republican State Entity of the State Revenue Authority of Ust-Kamenogorsk City
-
324,017
290,935
438
-
615,390
-
324,017
290,935
438
-
615,390
Peru
National - Instituto Geológico Minero y Metalúrgico (INGEMMET)
-
-
-
2,686
-
2,686
National - Superintendencia Nacional de Aduanas y de Administración Tributaria (SUNAT)
-
291,860
110,547
-
-
402,407
-
291,860
110,547
2,686
-
405,093
South Africa
National - South African Revenue
Service (SARS)
-
21,090
33,190
-
-
54,280
-
21,090
33,190
-
-
54,280
Total
150,436
923,416
1,742,646
44,402
146,375
3,007,275
Comprises production entitlement of estimated 1,917,000 barrels of oil equivalent valued at an estimated sales price. Production entitlement, which is paid in-kind, includes all streams of production payments to the state and state NOC of Equatorial Guinea for volumes lifted, excluding royalties. Under the respective production sharing contracts, production entitlements and royalties are calculated on a produced volume basis. However, since payments are tied to lifted volumes, the split of total estimated lifted volumes between production entitlement and royalties has been approximated. We do not have sight of the actual volumes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) lifted by the state or state NOC of Equatorial Guinea or the realised prices of those lifted volumes, as we do not market those volumes on behalf of the state or state NOC of Equatorial Guinea. We have estimated the attributable royalty and entitlement production volumes and values. LNG prices have been estimated based on the month average implied Equatorial Guinea free on board (FOB) prices in the month of lifting based on published European LNG benchmarks, including estimates for transport to index hubs. The calculated royalty and production entitlement values are gross of any associated upstream costs including liquefaction costs and tolls paid.
Comprises royalties of estimated 616,000 barrels of oil equivalent valued at an estimated sales price. Royalties represent a percentage of production paid in-kind to the state of Equatorial Guinea. Under the respective production sharing contracts, production entitlements and royalties are calculated on a produced volume basis. However, since payments are tied to lifted volumes, the split of total estimated lifted volumes between production entitlement and royalties has been approximated. We do not have sight of the actual volumes of LNG lifted by the state or state NOC of Equatorial Guinea or the realised prices of those lifted volumes, as we do not market those volumes on behalf of the state or state NOC of Equatorial Guinea. We have estimated the attributable royalty and entitlement production volumes and values. LNG prices have been estimated based on the month average implied Equatorial Guinea FOB prices in the month of lifting based on published European LNG benchmarks, including estimates for transport to index hubs. The calculated royalty and production entitlement values are gross of any upstream costs including associated liquefaction costs and tolls paid.
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Our payments to governments continued
Payments by project | ||||||||||||||
Production | Taxes on | Production | Taxes on | |||||||||||
entitlements | income | Royalties | Fees | Infrastructure | Total | entitlements | income | Royalties | Fees | Infrastructure | Total | |||
Amounts in US$ '000 | 20252 | 20253,4 | 20255 | 20256 | improvements7 | 2025 | Amounts in US$ '000 | 20252 | 20253,4 | 20255 | 20256 | improvements7 | 2025 | |
Argentina | Colombia | |||||||||||||
Catamarca Project - Minera Agua | Cerrejón Project - Carbones de | |||||||||||||
Rica | - | - | - | 181 | - | 181 | Cerrejón | - | (170,125) | 165,274 | 10,065 | - | 5,214 | |
San Juan Project - Minera Pachón | - | 3,406 | - | 135 | 11,845 | 15,386 | - | (170,125) | 165,274 | 10,065 | - | 5,214 | ||
- | 3,406 | - | 316 | 11,845 | 15,567 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | ||||||||
Australia | DRC Copperbelt Region Project | |||||||||||||
Entity level | - | 261,034 | - | - | - | 261,034 | - Katanga (KCC) | - | 17,722 | 92,243 | - | 107,355 | 217,320 | |
New South Wales Project - energy coal | - | - | 466,226 | 6,038 | - | 472,264 | DRC Copperbelt Region Project | |||||||
Northern Territory Project - McArthur | - Mutanda (MUMI) | - | 3,386 | 27,617 | 622 | 23,596 | 55,221 | |||||||
River - zinc | - | 15,845 | - | - | - | 15,845 | - | 21,108 | 119,860 | 622 | 130,951 | 272,541 | ||
Queensland Project - steelmaking coal | - | - | 133,682 | 2,522 | - | 136,204 | Equatorial Guinea | |||||||
Queensland Project - Mount Isa | Block I - Aseng Project | 7,459 | 872 | 6,242 | 100 | - | 14,673 | |||||||
Mines - copper/zinc | - | - | 67,492 | 4,230 | - | 71,722 | Block O - Alen Project | 133,182 | 27,715 | 38,661 | 114 | - | 199,672 | |
Queensland Project - energy coal | - | - | 78,750 | 4,684 | - | 83,434 | 140,641 | 28,587 | 44,903 | 214 | - | 214,345 | ||
Western Australian Project - Murrin | Kazakhstan | |||||||||||||
Murrin - nickel | - | - | 14,865 | 3,795 | - | 18,660 | Kazakhstan Projects - Kazzinc | - | 324,017 | 290,935 | 438 | - | 615,390 | |
- | 276,879 | 761,015 | 21,269 | - | 1,059,163 | - | 324,017 | 290,935 | 438 | - | 615,390 | |||
Cameroon | Peru | |||||||||||||
Bolongo Project | 9,795 | 1,705 | - | - | - | 11,500 | Antamina Project - Minera Antamina | - | 249,507 | 72,441 | - | - | 321,948 | |
9,795 | 1,705 | - | - | - | 11,500 | Cusco Project - Minera Antapaccay | - | 42,353 | 38,106 | 2,686 | - | 83,145 | ||
Canada | - | 291,860 | 110,547 | 2,686 | - | 405,093 | ||||||||
British Columbia Project - | South Africa | |||||||||||||
steelmaking coal Entity level | - 85,374 - (82,335) | 2,276 - | 3,647 - | 3,578 - | 94,875 (82,335) | Limpopo Province Project - ferroalloys | - | 15,850 | 18,228 | - | - | 34,078 | ||
Ontario Project - Sudbury | - (9,049) | - | - | - | (9,049) | Mpumalanga Province Project | ||||||||
Ontario Project - various exploration | - energy coal | - | (3,890) | 4,074 | - | - | 184 | |||||||
projects | - - | - | 177 | - | 177 | Northern Cape Province Project | ||||||||
Quebec Project - Raglan | - 5,928 | - | 3,825 | - | 9,753 | - manganese | - | 3,924 | 5,838 | - | - | 9,762 | ||
Quebec Project - various exploration | North West Province Project | |||||||||||||
projects | - - | - | 256 | - | 256 | - ferroalloys | - | 5,206 | 5,050 | - | - | 10,256 | ||
- (82) | 2,276 | 7,905 | 3,578 | 13,677 | - | 21,090 | 33,190 | - | - | 54,280 | ||||
Chile | Total | 150,436 | 923,416 | 1,742,646 | 44,402 | 146,375 | 3,007,275 | |||||||
Collahuasi Project - Minera Collahuasi | - 120,518 | 212,687 | - | - | 333,205 | |||||||||
II Region Antofagasta Project | ||||||||||||||
- Minera Lomas Bayas | - 4,454 | 1,959 | 886 | - | 7,299 | |||||||||
- 124,972 | 214,646 | 886 | - | 340,504 | ||||||||||
Our payments to governments continued
Payments by region and commodityAmounts in US$ '000 Coal assets
Production entitlements
20252
Taxes on income 20253,4
Royalties
20255
Fees 20256
Infrastructure improvements
20257
Total 2025
Amounts in US$ '000 Ferroalloys assets
Production entitlements
20252
Taxes on income 20253,4
Royalties
20255
Fees 20256
Infrastructure improvements
20257
Total 2025
Australian steelmaking coal - - 133,682 2,522 - 136,204
Australian energy coal - - 544,976 10,722 - 555,698
Colombia: Cerrejón - (170,125) 165,274 10,065 - 5,214
North America steelmaking coal - 85,374 2,276 3,647 3,578 94,875
South African energy coal - (3,890) 4,074 - - 184
- (88,641) 850,282 26,956 3,578 792,175
Copper assets
Africa: Katanga, Mutanda - 21,108 119,860 622 130,951 272,541
Other South America: Agua Rica, El Pachón
Project, Lomas Bayas, Antapaccay - 50,213 40,065 3,707 11,845 105,830
South America: Antamina - 249,507 72,441 - - 321,948
South America: Collahuasi - 120,518 212,687 - - 333,205
- 441,346 445,053 4,329 142,796 1,033,524
Corporate & entity level
Entity level - 178,699 - - - 178,699
Various exploration projects - - - 433 - 433
- 178,699 - 433 - 179,132
South Africa: ferroalloys - 21,056 23,278 - - 44,334
South Africa: manganese - 3,924 5,838 - - 9,762
- 24,980 29,116 - - 54,096
Nickel assets
Australia: Murrin Murrin - - 14,865 3,795 - 18,660
North America: Raglan, Sudbury, Qaqqalik
Landholding, Makivvik, Ktunaxa, Shuswap - (3,121) - 3,825 - 704
- (3,121) 14,865 7,620 - 19,364
Oil assets
Cameroon 9,795 1,705 - - - 11,500
Equatorial Guinea 140,641 28,587 44,903 214 - 214,345
150,436 30,292 44,903 214 - 225,845
Zinc assets
Australia: Mount Isa, McArthur River - 15,845 67,492 4,230 - 87,567
Kazakhstan: Kazzinc - 324,017 290,935 438 - 615,390
- | 339,862 | 358,427 | 4,849 | - | 703,138 | |
Total | 150,436 | 923,416 | 1,742,646 | 44,402 | 146,375 | 3,007,275 |
Other zinc: Argentina, Peru - - - 181 - 181
About this report
Basis of preparation and scopeThis report has been prepared in line with UK Transparency Requirements, which were introduced to implement the payments to governments requirements provided for in the EU Transparency and Accounting Directives (in the form as they continue to apply following the UK's exit from the European Union) and includes a voluntary additional report of payments by 'regions and commodity'.
The consolidation perimeter for this report is substantially the same as the segmental basis of reporting described in note 2 to the 2025 financial statements and the related discussion of Alternative performance measures beginning on page 231 of the 2025 Annual Report.
This means that Glencore's proportionate shares of 33.8% and 44% in the tax payments (income taxes and royalties only) of the independently managed joint ventures Antamina and Collahuasi, respectively, have been included.
For purposes of this report, governments refers to any national, regional or local authority
of a country and includes any department, agency or undertaking controlled by such
an authority. More specifically, for purposes of the tables on pages 11 and 12, rows labelled "national" include federal governments and ministries of mines, rows labelled "regional" include regional councils and state governments and rows labelled "local" include county councils and city councils. The presentation of taxes, production entitlements, royalties and other payments to governments is on a cash-paid basis during the reporting period. We convert in-kind payments into monetary value at the date of settlement. The report includes all such payments for activities that relate to exploration, discovery, development and extraction of minerals, oil, coal deposits and other materials resulting from extracting
activities of each of our operations. References to royalties mean payments to governments in respect of revenue or production related to the extraction of mineral, coal, oil and gas reserves. References to levies mean a fixed or flat rate tax imposed on specific transactions, items or events, including customs or export and import duties.
Payments made to a governmental authority as a single payment or as a series of related
payments of £86,000 or more made in a financial year form part of this report.
We have reviewed the payments of bonus and dividend payments to governments during the reporting period and found that no such payments were made. For the purpose of this report, bonuses are payments to government units related to awards, grants or transfer of extraction rights. Payments can be in the form of periodic payments or a fixed amount upon signing of a contract, achievement of certain production levels or targets and discovery of (additional) mineral resources or deposits. Dividends are payments so named to governments, other than dividends to government units in their capacity as ordinary shareholders in an enterprise. Such dividends are normally paid to a government in lieu of production entitlements or royalties.
For the purpose of this report, a project is defined as operational activities that are governed by a single contract, license, lease, concession or similar legal agreements and form the basis for payment of liabilities to a government. Where multiple such agreements are substantially interconnected, this is considered as a single project. Most of Glencore's extractive operations are covered by operationally and geographically connected contracts and activities.
In line with the requirements of the UK Transparency Requirements, this report excludes payments related to refining, processing, marketing and trading, as these are not in the scope of the UK Transparency Requirements, however, such payments are provided as
an additional voluntary disclosure on page 10, to reconcile to the Group's overall payments to governments as presented in our 2025 Annual Report and Sustainability Report, which should be read alongside our 2025 Basis of Reporting, which sets out how we calculate the total amount of payments made to governments (not reported in accordance with the UK Transparency Requirements).
In addition, we have included information on our tax strategy. We further disclose payments to governments connected with our extractive activity to meet the Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act requirements in Canada. Glencore supports the Voluntary Tax Transparency Code in Australia, and our Australian business publishes a separate report to meet its requirements.
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