Namibia: Natural resources income

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 Namibia

Income from natural resources, percent of GDP

 Latest value 4.03
 Year 2021
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1980 - 2021
 Average 3.81
 Min - Max 0.48 - 40.07
 Source The World Bank
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The latest value from 2021 is 4.03 percent, an increase from 1.93 percent in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 6.83 percent, based on data from 186 countries. Historically, the average for Namibia from 1980 to 2021 is 3.81 percent. The minimum value, 0.48 percent, was reached in 1993 while the maximum of 40.07 percent was recorded in 1988. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Namibia: Natural resources income
 2021 4.03
 2020 1.93
 2019 1.44
 2018 1.26
 2017 3.36
 2016 2.60
 2015 1.88
 2014 1.64




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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