Based on a comparison of 169 countries in 2018, Congo ranked the highest in natural resources rents as a percentage of GDP with 54.9% followed by Iraq and Libya. On the other end of the scale was Singapore with < 0.001%, Iceland with < 0.001% and Macao with < 0.001%.
Average natural resources rents as a percentage of GDP reached 2.55% in 2018 in the World according to the National Statistical Office. This is 16.4 % more than in the previous year and -102 % less than 10 years ago.
Historically, average natural resources rents as a percentage of GDP reached an all time high of 6.14% in 1980 and an all time low of 0.900% in 1998. The average annual growth amounted to 1.81 % 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 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
| Angola | % | 35.7% | 30.6% | 23.4% | 10.8% | 10.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Azerbaijan | % | 31.5% | 27.0% | 23.1% | 14.6% | 15.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Brunei | % | 26.6% | 22.5% | 22.0% | 19.5% | 15.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Congo | % | 56.7% | 45.4% | 40.0% | 24.8% | 20.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | % | 36.8% | 37.8% | 36.5% | 31.2% | 29.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| East Timor | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 40.4% | 45.4% | 56.5% | 47.4% | 50.5% | ||||||||||||
| Equatorial Guinea | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 42.4% | 36.3% | 30.9% | 18.9% | 16.1% | ||||||||||||
| Iraq | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 48.7% | 45.7% | 45.7% | 35.0% | 30.6% | ||||||||||
| Kuwait | % | 61.9% | 58.3% | 55.2% | 38.0% | 32.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Libya | % | 62.2% | 52.8% | 42.2% | 28.4% | 22.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mongolia | % | 25.9% | 24.0% | 25.7% | 19.4% | 28.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Oman | % | 46.6% | 45.0% | 39.4% | 24.0% | 19.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | % | 48.6% | 45.6% | 41.2% | 24.2% | 20.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| South Sudan | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7.43% | 18.2% | 26.2% | 11.2% | 42.4% | ... | ... | ||||
| Suriname | % | 34.5% | 26.8% | 21.0% | 15.7% | 26.2% |
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