Based on a comparison of 169 countries in 2021, Libya ranked the highest in natural resources rents as a percentage of GDP with 61.0% followed by Iraq and Dem. Republic of the Congo. On the other end of the scale was Iceland with < 0.001%, Singapore with < 0.001% and Macao with < 0.001%.
Average natural resources rents as a percentage of GDP reached 1.76% in 2021 in the World according to the National Statistical Office. This is 42.5 % more than in the previous year and -110 % less than 10 years ago.
Historically, average natural resources rents as a percentage of GDP reached an all time high of 5.38% in 1980 and an all time low of 0.698% in 1970. The average annual growth amounted to 1.83 % since 1970.
Data for more countries are available at Total Natural Resources Rents (As % of GDP) indicator page.
| Total Natural Resources Rents (As % of GDP) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Angola | % | 13.3% | 20.9% | 26.0% | 32.0% | 28.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Azerbaijan | % | 14.4% | 14.8% | 19.7% | 27.6% | 23.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Congo (DRC) | % | 20.1% | 20.6% | 24.8% | 18.4% | 12.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Congo (ROC) | % | 15.9% | 17.0% | 29.8% | 42.7% | 39.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| East Timor | % | ... | ... | 79.4% | 44.6% | 44.9% | 62.8% | 44.9% | ||||||||||||||
| Guyana | % | 8.56% | 16.1% | 13.2% | 6.61% | 5.96% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | % | 15.2% | 13.1% | 17.5% | 34.2% | 27.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | % | 37.5% | 33.2% | 39.2% | 46.1% | 40.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kuwait | % | 37.3% | 32.4% | 36.8% | 45.2% | 39.8% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Libya | % | 16.4% | 12.2% | 22.2% | 31.6% | 34.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mongolia | % | 9.88% | 10.1% | 17.1% | 19.9% | 14.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Oman | % | 21.1% | 18.1% | 21.4% | 27.0% | 25.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | % | 12.7% | 14.3% | 16.0% | 16.9% | 13.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Qatar | % | 19.1% | 16.0% | 18.9% | 24.0% | 22.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | % | 11.2% | 11.7% | 13.2% | 11.7% | 7.92% |
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