Egypt: Natural resources income

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 Egypt

Income from natural resources, percent of GDP

 Latest value 5.14
 Year 2021
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1970 - 2021
 Average 11.00
 Min - Max 1.72 - 32.51
 Source The World Bank
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The latest value from 2021 is 5.14 percent, an increase from 3.26 percent in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 6.83 percent, based on data from 186 countries. Historically, the average for Egypt from 1970 to 2021 is 11 percent. The minimum value, 1.72 percent, was reached in 1970 while the maximum of 32.51 percent was recorded in 1980. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Egypt: Natural resources income
 2021 5.14
 2020 3.26
 2019 5.72
 2018 7.60
 2017 5.70
 2016 3.21
 2015 4.13
 2014 8.43




The natural resources include oil, natural gas, coal, minerals, and the forest.
Definition: Total natural resources rents are the sum of oil rents, natural gas rents, coal rents (hard and soft), mineral rents, and forest rents.

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