Natural resources income - Country rankings
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Income from natural resources, percent of GDP, 2020 - Country rankings:
The average for 2020 based on 182 countries was 4.66 percent.The highest value was in the Republic of the Congo: 37.39 percent and the lowest value was in Antigua and Barbuda: 0 percent. The indicator is available from 1970 to 2020. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: percent; Source: The World Bank
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Countries | Natural resources income, 2020 | Global rank | Available data |
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R. of Congo | 37.39 | 1 | 1970 - 2020 |
Iraq | 32.42 | 2 | 1970 - 2020 |
Kuwait | 32.01 | 3 | 1970 - 2020 |
Angola | 25.52 | 4 | 1980 - 2020 |
Eq. Guinea | 23.35 | 5 | 1970 - 2020 |
Libya | 22.74 | 6 | 1990 - 2020 |
Iran | 22.34 | 7 | 1970 - 2020 |
Oman | 20.97 | 8 | 1970 - 2020 |
Guyana | 19.19 | 9 | 1970 - 2020 |
Solomon Isl. | 19.03 | 10 | 1971 - 2020 |
Azerbaijan | 18.8 | 11 | 1993 - 2020 |
Saudi Arabia | 18.21 | 12 | 1970 - 2020 |
Gabon | 17.69 | 13 | 1970 - 2020 |
Brunei | 17.01 | 14 | 1970 - 2020 |
Chad | 15.76 | 15 | 1970 - 2020 |
Liberia | 15.66 | 16 | 2000 - 2020 |
Kazakhstan | 15.54 | 17 | 1990 - 2020 |
Qatar | 14.98 | 18 | 1970 - 2020 |
DR Congo | 14.88 | 19 | 1970 - 2020 |
Somalia | 14.81 | 20 | 1970 - 2020 |
Mongolia | 14.78 | 21 | 1981 - 2020 |
Burundi | 12.41 | 22 | 1970 - 2020 |
Sudan | 12.4 | 23 | 1970 - 2020 |
UA Emirates | 11.94 | 24 | 1975 - 2020 |
Algeria | 11.93 | 25 | 1970 - 2020 |
Zambia | 11.81 | 26 | 1970 - 2020 |
Mozambique | 11.7 | 27 | 1991 - 2020 |
Uzbekistan | 11.57 | 28 | 1990 - 2020 |
Cape Verde | 11.47 | 29 | 1987 - 2020 |
Kyrgyzstan | 11.21 | 30 | 1990 - 2020 |
Papua N.G. | 10.78 | 31 | 1970 - 2020 |
G.-Bissau | 10.53 | 32 | 1970 - 2020 |
Russia | 10.16 | 33 | 1988 - 2020 |
Ghana | 9.47 | 34 | 1970 - 2020 |
Mali | 9.37 | 35 | 1970 - 2020 |
C.A. Republic | 9.32 | 36 | 1970 - 2020 |
Burkina Faso | 8.96 | 37 | 1970 - 2020 |
Bahrain | 8.68 | 38 | 1980 - 2020 |
Suriname | 8.1 | 39 | 1970 - 2020 |
Sierra Leone | 7.81 | 40 | 1970 - 2020 |
Uganda | 7.27 | 41 | 1970 - 2020 |
Zimbabwe | 6.8 | 42 | 1970 - 2020 |
Nigeria | 6.23 | 43 | 1970 - 2020 |
Norway | 6.06 | 44 | 1970 - 2020 |
Australia | 5.92 | 45 | 1970 - 2020 |
Tr.&Tobago | 5.77 | 46 | 1970 - 2020 |
Tajikistan | 5.73 | 47 | 1990 - 2020 |
Niger | 5.57 | 48 | 1970 - 2020 |
Madagascar | 5.34 | 49 | 1970 - 2020 |
Malaysia | 5.23 | 50 | 1970 - 2020 |
Lesotho | 5.1 | 51 | 1970 - 2020 |
Ethiopia | 5.09 | 52 | 1981 - 2020 |
Ecuador | 4.76 | 53 | 1970 - 2020 |
Cameroon | 4.68 | 54 | 1970 - 2020 |
Burma | 4.41 | 55 | 1970 - 2020 |
Togo | 4.31 | 56 | 1970 - 2020 |
Guinea | 4.13 | 57 | 1986 - 2020 |
Brazil | 3.99 | 58 | 1970 - 2020 |
Malawi | 3.97 | 59 | 1970 - 2020 |
Swaziland | 3.92 | 60 | 1970 - 2020 |
South Africa | 3.91 | 61 | 1970 - 2020 |
Rwanda | 3.9 | 62 | 1970 - 2020 |
Tanzania | 3.86 | 63 | 1988 - 2020 |
Colombia | 3.78 | 64 | 1970 - 2020 |
Senegal | 3.21 | 65 | 1970 - 2020 |
Laos | 3.14 | 66 | 1984 - 2020 |
Bolivia | 2.99 | 67 | 1970 - 2020 |
Chile | 2.97 | 68 | 1970 - 2020 |
Bhutan | 2.88 | 69 | 1980 - 2020 |
Gambia | 2.82 | 70 | 1970 - 2020 |
Indonesia | 2.76 | 71 | 1970 - 2020 |
Egypt | 2.69 | 72 | 1970 - 2020 |
Vietnam | 2.62 | 73 | 1985 - 2020 |
Armenia | 2.48 | 74 | 1990 - 2020 |
Mauritania | 2.48 | 75 | 1970 - 2020 |
Benin | 2.32 | 76 | 1970 - 2020 |
Peru | 2.32 | 77 | 1970 - 2020 |
Uruguay | 2.27 | 78 | 1970 - 2020 |
Mexico | 2.09 | 79 | 1970 - 2020 |
Ivory Coast | 2.02 | 80 | 1970 - 2020 |
Namibia | 2.01 | 81 | 1980 - 2020 |
S.T.&Principe | 1.92 | 82 | 2001 - 2020 |
India | 1.86 | 83 | 1970 - 2020 |
Argentina | 1.83 | 84 | 1970 - 2020 |
Belarus | 1.7 | 85 | 1990 - 2020 |
Nicaragua | 1.63 | 86 | 1970 - 2020 |
Paraguay | 1.63 | 87 | 1970 - 2020 |
Fiji | 1.51 | 88 | 1970 - 2020 |
Canada | 1.5 | 89 | 1970 - 2020 |
Comoros | 1.5 | 90 | 1980 - 2020 |
Ukraine | 1.46 | 91 | 1987 - 2020 |
New Zealand | 1.45 | 92 | 1971 - 2020 |
Tunisia | 1.38 | 93 | 1970 - 2020 |
Domin. Rep. | 1.37 | 94 | 1970 - 2020 |
Guatemala | 1.34 | 95 | 1970 - 2020 |
Thailand | 1.3 | 96 | 1970 - 2020 |
Latvia | 1.26 | 97 | 1995 - 2020 |
Albania | 1.25 | 98 | 1984 - 2020 |
Kenya | 1.22 | 99 | 1970 - 2020 |
Honduras | 1.21 | 100 | 1970 - 2020 |
China | 1.09 | 101 | 1970 - 2020 |
Estonia | 1.09 | 102 | 1995 - 2020 |
Cambodia | 1.02 | 103 | 1970 - 2020 |
Serbia | 1.01 | 104 | 1995 - 2020 |
Costa Rica | 0.92 | 105 | 1970 - 2020 |
Pakistan | 0.89 | 106 | 1970 - 2020 |
Belize | 0.83 | 107 | 1970 - 2020 |
Georgia | 0.81 | 108 | 1990 - 2020 |
Bosnia & Herz. | 0.77 | 109 | 1994 - 2020 |
El Salvador | 0.76 | 110 | 1970 - 2020 |
Philippines | 0.74 | 111 | 1970 - 2020 |
Botswana | 0.68 | 112 | 1970 - 2020 |
Montenegro | 0.67 | 113 | 2000 - 2020 |
Afghanistan | 0.65 | 114 | 1970 - 2020 |
Romania | 0.63 | 115 | 1987 - 2020 |
Poland | 0.62 | 116 | 1990 - 2020 |
Vanuatu | 0.62 | 117 | 1979 - 2020 |
Bulgaria | 0.59 | 118 | 1980 - 2020 |
Haiti | 0.57 | 119 | 1970 - 2020 |
North Macedonia | 0.56 | 120 | 1990 - 2020 |
Croatia | 0.52 | 121 | 1995 - 2020 |
Nepal | 0.51 | 122 | 1970 - 2020 |
Czechia | 0.44 | 123 | 1990 - 2020 |
USA | 0.42 | 124 | 1970 - 2020 |
Sweden | 0.41 | 125 | 1970 - 2020 |
Turkey | 0.4 | 126 | 1970 - 2020 |
UK | 0.39 | 127 | 1970 - 2020 |
Finland | 0.37 | 128 | 1970 - 2020 |
Bangladesh | 0.32 | 129 | 1970 - 2020 |
Morocco | 0.32 | 130 | 1970 - 2020 |
Lithuania | 0.31 | 131 | 1995 - 2020 |
Djibouti | 0.3 | 132 | 1985 - 2020 |
Samoa | 0.3 | 133 | 1982 - 2020 |
Hungary | 0.26 | 134 | 1991 - 2020 |
Moldova | 0.24 | 135 | 1995 - 2020 |
Barbados | 0.22 | 136 | 1974 - 2020 |
Denmark | 0.22 | 137 | 1970 - 2020 |
Slovakia | 0.22 | 138 | 1990 - 2020 |
Jamaica | 0.21 | 139 | 1970 - 2020 |
Slovenia | 0.21 | 140 | 1995 - 2020 |
Portugal | 0.2 | 141 | 1970 - 2020 |
Seychelles | 0.16 | 142 | 1970 - 2020 |
Netherlands | 0.15 | 143 | 1970 - 2020 |
Panama | 0.12 | 144 | 1970 - 2020 |
Israel | 0.11 | 145 | 1995 - 2020 |
Japan | 0.1 | 146 | 1970 - 2020 |
South Korea | 0.1 | 147 | 1970 - 2020 |
Austria | 0.09 | 148 | 1970 - 2020 |
Germany | 0.09 | 149 | 1970 - 2020 |
Sri Lanka | 0.09 | 150 | 1970 - 2020 |
Italy | 0.08 | 151 | 1970 - 2020 |
Greece | 0.06 | 152 | 1970 - 2020 |
Dominica | 0.05 | 153 | 1977 - 2020 |
Kiribati | 0.05 | 154 | 1970 - 2020 |
Spain | 0.04 | 155 | 1970 - 2020 |
Tonga | 0.04 | 156 | 1975 - 2020 |
France | 0.03 | 157 | 1970 - 2020 |
Jordan | 0.03 | 158 | 1970 - 2020 |
St. Vincent & ... | 0.03 | 159 | 1970 - 2020 |
Bahamas | 0.02 | 160 | 1970 - 2020 |
Belgium | 0.02 | 161 | 1970 - 2020 |
Ireland | 0.02 | 162 | 1970 - 2020 |
Micronesia | 0.02 | 163 | 1983 - 2020 |
Saint Lucia | 0.02 | 164 | 1980 - 2020 |
Cyprus | 0.01 | 165 | 1975 - 2020 |
Luxembourg | 0.01 | 166 | 1970 - 2020 |
Switzerland | 0.01 | 167 | 1980 - 2020 |
Ant.& Barb. | 0 | 168 | 1977 - 2020 |
Bermuda | 0 | 169 | 1970 - 2020 |
Grenada | 0 | 170 | 1977 - 2020 |
Hong Kong | 0 | 171 | 1970 - 2020 |
Iceland | 0 | 172 | 1970 - 2020 |
Lebanon | 0 | 173 | 1988 - 2020 |
Macao | 0 | 174 | 1982 - 2020 |
Maldives | 0 | 175 | 1980 - 2020 |
Malta | 0 | 176 | 1970 - 2020 |
Mauritius | 0 | 177 | 1976 - 2020 |
Palau | 0 | 178 | 2000 - 2020 |
Palestine | 0 | 179 | 1994 - 2020 |
Puerto Rico | 0 | 180 | 1970 - 2020 |
Singapore | 0 | 181 | 1970 - 2020 |
Tuvalu | 0 | 182 | 1990 - 2020 |
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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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