Sudan: Natural resources income

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 Sudan

Income from natural resources, percent of GDP

 Latest value 12.75
 Year 2021
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1970 - 2021
 Average 3.93
 Min - Max 0.00 - 17.98
 Source The World Bank
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The latest value from 2021 is 12.75 percent, an increase from 9.29 percent in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 6.83 percent, based on data from 186 countries. Historically, the average for Sudan from 1970 to 2021 is 3.93 percent. The minimum value, 0 percent, was reached in 1970 while the maximum of 17.98 percent was recorded in 2008. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Sudan: Natural resources income
 2021 12.75
 2020 9.29
 2019 8.26
 2018 6.15
 2017 2.48
 2016 2.74
 2015 2.98
 2014 5.17




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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