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Natural resource rents
What this indicator measures
The share of national wealth that comes from extracting oil, gas, coal, minerals and timber.
How to read this?
A high value shows a country that depends heavily on its natural resources, and so is sensitive to changes in their prices.
Ranking : ranked from highest to lowest
In brief
The "Natural resource rents" ranking covers 211 countries and territories. Lowest value: Tuvalu (0 %). Highest value: Libya (61 %). Median: 1.6 % (data: 2011–2021). The top 10% of countries exceed 21.9 %, while the bottom 10% stay below 0 %. By continent, the median is highest in South America (8.7 %) and lowest in Oceania (0 %).
Median by continent
- South America 8.7 % (12)
- Africa 7.5 % (51)
- Asia 4.9 % (47)
- Europe 0.3 % (46)
- North America 0.2 % (33)
- Oceania 0 % (19)
Why this indicator matters
This indicator shows what share of a country's wealth comes from extracting oil, gas, coal, minerals and timber. It helps identify economies that rely on their subsoil or forests. It is a signal of dependence on raw materials.
What makes this indicator vary
It rises with commodity prices and with abundant resources underground. A country that opens new fields sees its share increase. It falls when prices drop or when the economy diversifies toward industry and services.
Reading precautions
The rent is the difference between a resource's selling price and its extraction cost, expressed relative to GDP. It moves a lot with world prices. It does not say whether the revenue benefits the whole population or whether it is used well.
Full ranking
ranked from highest to lowest
| Rank | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1er | 🇱🇾 Libya | 61 % | 2021 |
| 2e | 🇮🇶 Iraq | 43.4 % | 2021 |
| 3e | 🇨🇩 Congo - Kinshasa | 38.8 % | 2021 |
| 4e | 🇨🇬 Congo - Brazzaville | 37.7 % | 2021 |
| 5e | 🇿🇲 Zambia | 35.3 % | 2021 |
| 6e | 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste | 34.7 % | 2021 |
| 7e | 🇬🇾 Guyana | 33.7 % | 2021 |
| 8e | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | 33.1 % | 2021 |
| 9e | 🇮🇷 Iran | 30.4 % | 2021 |
| 10e | 🇦🇴 Angola | 30 % | 2021 |
| 11e | 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | 29.9 % | 2021 |
| 12e | 🇰🇼 Kuwait | 29.3 % | 2020 |
| 13e | 🇴🇲 Oman | 29.2 % | 2021 |
| 14e | 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea | 27.4 % | 2021 |
| 15e | 🇶🇦 Qatar | 27.3 % | 2021 |
| 16e | 🇪🇷 Eritrea | 27 % | 2011 |
| 17e | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | 26.8 % | 2021 |
| 18e | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | 25.6 % | 2021 |
| 19e | 🇧🇳 Brunei | 24.3 % | 2021 |
| 20e | 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea | 23.5 % | 2021 |
| 21e | 🇩🇿 Algeria | 22.6 % | 2021 |
| 22e | 🇱🇷 Liberia | 21.9 % | 2021 |
| 23e | 🇹🇩 Chad | 21.3 % | 2021 |
| 24e | 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | 20.5 % | 2021 |
| 25e | 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | 20.1 % | 2021 |
| 26e | 🇷🇺 Russia | 18.5 % | 2021 |
| 27e | 🇬🇦 Gabon | 18.5 % | 2021 |
| 28e | 🇲🇱 Mali | 18.4 % | 2021 |
| 29e | 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands | 18.4 % | 2021 |
| 30e | 🇨🇻 Cape Verde | 17.7 % | 2021 |
| 31e | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | 17.6 % | 2021 |
| 32e | 🇨🇱 Chile | 16.9 % | 2021 |
| 33e | 🇳🇨 New Caledonia | 16.8 % | 2021 |
| 34e | 🇧🇭 Bahrain | 16.6 % | 2021 |
| 35e | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | 14.9 % | 2021 |
| 36e | 🇧🇮 Burundi | 14 % | 2021 |
| 37e | 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan | 13.5 % | 2019 |
| 38e | 🇦🇺 Australia | 13.4 % | 2021 |
| 39e | 🇬🇭 Ghana | 13.3 % | 2021 |
| 40e | 🇸🇩 Sudan | 12.8 % | 2021 |
| 41e | 🇵🇪 Peru | 12.7 % | 2021 |
| 42e | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | 11.8 % | 2014 |
| 43e | 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan | 11.5 % | 2021 |
| 44e | 🇲🇷 Mauritania | 11.4 % | 2021 |
| 45e | 🇸🇴 Somalia | 11.2 % | 2021 |
| 46e | 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau | 10.4 % | 2021 |
| 47e | 🇨🇫 Central African Republic | 10.3 % | 2021 |
| 48e | 🇳🇴 Norway | 10 % | 2021 |
| 49e | 🇸🇷 Suriname | 9.6 % | 2021 |
| 50e | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | 9.5 % | 2021 |
| 51e | 🇹🇯 Tajikistan | 9 % | 2021 |
| 52e | 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone | 9 % | 2021 |
| 53e | 🇲🇲 Myanmar (Burma) | 8.7 % | 2021 |
| 54e | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 8.6 % | 2021 |
| 55e | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 7.9 % | 2021 |
| 56e | 🇹🇬 Togo | 7.9 % | 2021 |
| 57e | 🇹🇹 Trinidad & Tobago | 7.9 % | 2021 |
| 58e | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 7.5 % | 2021 |
| 59e | 🇺🇬 Uganda | 7.5 % | 2021 |
| 60e | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 7.3 % | 2021 |
| 61e | 🇦🇲 Armenia | 7.1 % | 2021 |
| 62e | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | 6.9 % | 2021 |
| 63e | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | 6.7 % | 2021 |
| 64e | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | 6.7 % | 2021 |
| 65e | 🇳🇪 Niger | 6.4 % | 2021 |
| 66e | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | 6.4 % | 2021 |
| 67e | 🇸🇾 Syria | 6.4 % | 2020 |
| 68e | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | 5.9 % | 2021 |
| 69e | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | 5.5 % | 2021 |
| 70e | 🇨🇲 Cameroon | 5.5 % | 2021 |
| 71e | 🇱🇦 Laos | 5.4 % | 2021 |
| 72e | 🇨🇴 Colombia | 5.3 % | 2021 |
| 73e | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | 5.2 % | 2021 |
| 74e | 🇪🇬 Egypt | 5.1 % | 2021 |
| 75e | 🇨🇦 Canada | 4.9 % | 2021 |
| 76e | 🇾🇪 Yemen | 4.9 % | 2018 |
| 77e | 🇨🇮 Côte d’Ivoire | 4.7 % | 2021 |
| 78e | 🇬🇳 Guinea | 4.5 % | 2021 |
| 79e | 🇸🇳 Senegal | 4.4 % | 2021 |
| 80e | 🇱🇸 Lesotho | 4.3 % | 2021 |
| 81e | 🇲🇼 Malawi | 4.2 % | 2021 |
| 82e | 🇳🇦 Namibia | 4 % | 2021 |
| 83e | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | 4 % | 2021 |
| 84e | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | 3.8 % | 2021 |
| 85e | 🇵🇦 Panama | 3.7 % | 2021 |
| 86e | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 3.6 % | 2021 |
| 87e | 🇮🇳 India | 3.2 % | 2021 |
| 88e | 🇸🇿 Eswatini | 3 % | 2021 |
| 89e | 🇬🇲 Gambia | 2.9 % | 2021 |
| 90e | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | 2.7 % | 2021 |
| 91e | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2.7 % | 2021 |
| 92e | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | 2.5 % | 2021 |
| 93e | 🇧🇯 Benin | 2.3 % | 2021 |
| 94e | 🇫🇯 Fiji | 2.3 % | 2021 |
| 95e | 🇹🇳 Tunisia | 2.2 % | 2021 |
| 96e | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | 2.1 % | 2021 |
| 97e | 🇵🇭 Philippines | 2 % | 2021 |
| 98e | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | 1.9 % | 2021 |
| 99e | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 1.9 % | 2021 |
| 100e | 🇸🇹 São Tomé & Príncipe | 1.9 % | 2021 |
| 101e | 🇧🇾 Belarus | 1.9 % | 2021 |
| 102e | 🇹🇭 Thailand | 1.8 % | 2021 |
| 103e | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 1.7 % | 2021 |
| 104e | 🇪🇪 Estonia | 1.7 % | 2021 |
| 105e | 🇨🇳 China | 1.7 % | 2021 |
| 106e | 🇰🇲 Comoros | 1.6 % | 2021 |
| 107e | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 1.5 % | 2021 |
| 108e | 🇦🇱 Albania | 1.4 % | 2021 |
| 109e | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 1.4 % | 2021 |
| 110e | 🇬🇪 Georgia | 1.4 % | 2021 |
| 111e | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | 1.3 % | 2021 |
| 112e | 🇺🇸 United States | 1.3 % | 2021 |
| 113e | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 1.2 % | 2021 |
| 114e | 🇭🇳 Honduras | 1.2 % | 2021 |
| 115e | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1.2 % | 2021 |
| 116e | 🇱🇻 Latvia | 1.2 % | 2021 |
| 117e | 🇷🇴 Romania | 1.1 % | 2021 |
| 118e | 🇧🇼 Botswana | 1 % | 2021 |
| 119e | 🇵🇱 Poland | 1 % | 2021 |
| 120e | 🇽🇰 Kosovo | 0.9 % | 2021 |
| 121e | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 0.9 % | 2021 |
| 122e | 🇰🇭 Cambodia | 0.8 % | 2021 |
| 123e | 🇹🇷 Türkiye | 0.8 % | 2021 |
| 124e | 🇧🇦 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 0.8 % | 2021 |
| 125e | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | 0.8 % | 2021 |
| 126e | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 0.7 % | 2021 |
| 127e | 🇲🇪 Montenegro | 0.6 % | 2021 |
| 128e | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | 0.6 % | 2021 |
| 129e | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 0.6 % | 2021 |
| 130e | 🇻🇺 Vanuatu | 0.6 % | 2021 |
| 131e | 🇨🇺 Cuba | 0.6 % | 2020 |
| 132e | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | 0.5 % | 2021 |
| 133e | 🇧🇿 Belize | 0.5 % | 2021 |
| 134e | 🇳🇵 Nepal | 0.5 % | 2021 |
| 135e | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | 0.5 % | 2021 |
| 136e | 🇫🇮 Finland | 0.4 % | 2021 |
| 137e | 🇮🇱 Israel | 0.4 % | 2021 |
| 138e | 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | 0.4 % | 2021 |
| 139e | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 0.4 % | 2021 |
| 140e | 🇨🇿 Czechia | 0.4 % | 2021 |
| 141e | 🇲🇦 Morocco | 0.4 % | 2021 |
| 142e | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 0.3 % | 2021 |
| 143e | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 0.3 % | 2021 |
| 144e | 🇧🇧 Barbados | 0.3 % | 2021 |
| 145e | 🇭🇹 Haiti | 0.3 % | 2021 |
| 146e | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 0.3 % | 2021 |
| 147e | 🇱🇹 Lithuania | 0.3 % | 2021 |
| 148e | 🇼🇸 Samoa | 0.3 % | 2021 |
| 149e | 🇩🇯 Djibouti | 0.3 % | 2021 |
| 150e | 🇲🇩 Moldova | 0.2 % | 2021 |
| 151e | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | 0.2 % | 2021 |
| 152e | 🇻🇮 U.S. Virgin Islands | 0.2 % | 2020 |
| 153e | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | 0.2 % | 2021 |
| 154e | 🇲🇰 North Macedonia | 0.1 % | 2021 |
| 155e | 🇸🇨 Seychelles | 0.1 % | 2021 |
| 156e | 🇦🇹 Austria | 0.1 % | 2021 |
| 157e | 🇪🇸 Spain | 0.1 % | 2021 |
| 158e | 🇮🇹 Italy | 0.1 % | 2021 |
| 159e | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 0.1 % | 2021 |
| 160e | 🇬🇷 Greece | 0.1 % | 2021 |
| 161e | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | 0.1 % | 2021 |
| 162e | 🇯🇴 Jordan | 0.1 % | 2021 |
| 163e | 🇩🇪 Germany | 0.1 % | 2021 |
| 164e | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 0 % | 2021 |
| 165e | 🇯🇵 Japan | 0 % | 2021 |
| 166e | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 0 % | 2021 |
| 167e | 🇰🇮 Kiribati | 0 % | 2021 |
| 168e | 🇹🇴 Tonga | 0 % | 2021 |
| 169e | 🇩🇲 Dominica | 0 % | 2021 |
| 170e | 🇫🇷 France | 0 % | 2021 |
| 171e | 🇻🇨 St. Vincent & Grenadines | 0 % | 2021 |
| 172e | 🇫🇲 Micronesia | 0 % | 2021 |
| 173e | 🇧🇸 Bahamas | 0 % | 2021 |
| 174e | 🇱🇨 St. Lucia | 0 % | 2021 |
| 175e | 🇨🇾 Cyprus | 0 % | 2021 |
| 176e | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 0 % | 2021 |
| 177e | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | 0 % | 2021 |
| 178e | 🇲🇻 Maldives | 0 % | 2021 |
| 179e | 🇵🇫 French Polynesia | 0 % | 2021 |
| 180e | 🇹🇨 Turks & Caicos Islands | 0 % | 2021 |
| 181e | 🇱🇧 Lebanon | 0 % | 2021 |
| 182e | 🇲🇺 Mauritius | 0 % | 2021 |
| 183e | 🇦🇼 Aruba | 0 % | 2021 |
| 184e | 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein | 0 % | 2020 |
| 185e | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China | 0 % | 2021 |
| 186e | 🇲🇴 Macao SAR China | 0 % | 2021 |
| 187e | 🇸🇬 Singapore | 0 % | 2021 |
| 188e | 🇮🇸 Iceland | 0 % | 2021 |
| 189e | 🇦🇩 Andorra | 0 % | 2021 |
| 189e | 🇦🇸 American Samoa | 0 % | 2021 |
| 189e | 🇦🇬 Antigua & Barbuda | 0 % | 2021 |
| 189e | 🇧🇲 Bermuda | 0 % | 2021 |
| 189e | 🇨🇼 Curaçao | 0 % | 2021 |
| 189e | 🇰🇾 Cayman Islands | 0 % | 2021 |
| 189e | 🇫🇴 Faroe Islands | 0 % | 2021 |
| 189e | 🇬🇩 Grenada | 0 % | 2021 |
| 189e | 🇬🇱 Greenland | 0 % | 2020 |
| 189e | 🇬🇺 Guam | 0 % | 2021 |
| 189e | 🇮🇲 Isle of Man | 0 % | 2019 |
| 189e | 🇰🇳 St. Kitts & Nevis | 0 % | 2021 |
| 189e | 🇲🇫 St. Martin | 0 % | 2014 |
| 189e | 🇲🇨 Monaco | 0 % | 2021 |
| 189e | 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands | 0 % | 2021 |
| 189e | 🇲🇹 Malta | 0 % | 2021 |
| 189e | 🇲🇵 Northern Mariana Islands | 0 % | 2019 |
| 189e | 🇳🇷 Nauru | 0 % | 2021 |
| 189e | 🇵🇼 Palau | 0 % | 2021 |
| 189e | 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico | 0 % | 2021 |
| 189e | 🇸🇲 San Marino | 0 % | 2020 |
| 189e | 🇸🇽 Sint Maarten | 0 % | 2018 |
| 189e | 🇹🇻 Tuvalu | 0 % | 2021 |
Frequently asked questions
Which country has the highest value for "Natural resource rents"?
The highest value is in Libya, at 61 % (2021).
Which country has the lowest value for "Natural resource rents"?
The lowest value is in Tuvalu, at 0 % (2021).
What is the world median value of "Natural resource rents"?
The world median is 1.6 %, calculated across 211 countries: half of the countries are above it, the other half below.
What is the value of "Natural resource rents" for France?
France scores 0 % (2021), ranking 170 out of 211 countries (ranked from highest to lowest).
Where does the "Natural resource rents" data come from?
It comes from Banque mondiale – Indicateurs du développement dans le monde (NY.GDP.TOTL.RT.ZS). Site last updated: November 8, 2026. Each country is shown with the year of its most recent value.
What is a natural resource rent?
It is the gain made by selling an extracted resource (oil, gas, coal, minerals, timber) after deducting production costs. It is then compared with the country's wealth.
Why is heavy dependence on resources risky?
Because commodity prices change quickly. A country that depends heavily on them sees its revenue fluctuate, which makes its budget and economy more fragile.
Source and update
Source : Banque mondiale – Indicateurs du développement dans le monde (NY.GDP.TOTL.RT.ZS). Site last updated: November 8, 2026.
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