Based on a comparison of 170 countries in 2017, Congo ranked the highest in natural resources rents as a percentage of GDP with 42.7% followed by South Sudan and Mongolia. 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 2.15% in 2017 in the World according to the National Statistical Office. This is 20.8 % more than in the previous year and -76.9 % less than 10 years ago.
Historically, average natural resources rents as a percentage of GDP reached an all time high of 6.18% in 1980 and an all time low of 0.904% in 1998. The average annual growth amounted to 1.48 % 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 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Congo | % | 59.3% | 56.7% | 45.4% | 40.1% | 25.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | % | 36.9% | 36.5% | 37.4% | 35.4% | 30.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| East Timor | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 50.7% | 40.4% | 45.4% | 56.5% | 47.4% | |||||||||||
| Equatorial Guinea | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 41.2% | 42.4% | 36.2% | 30.9% | 19.0% | ||||||||||||
| Guyana | % | 25.6% | 27.5% | 25.0% | 20.7% | 18.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 51.1% | 48.7% | 45.6% | 45.6% | 35.1% | |||||||||
| Kuwait | % | 62.0% | 62.0% | 58.4% | 55.1% | 38.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Liberia | % | 26.0% | 32.1% | 35.0% | 32.3% | 26.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Libya | % | 46.4% | 62.2% | 52.7% | 42.1% | 28.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mauritania | % | 47.7% | 39.4% | 38.3% | 31.0% | 20.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mongolia | % | 45.6% | 25.9% | 24.0% | 27.3% | 20.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Oman | % | 50.0% | 46.9% | 45.0% | 39.7% | 23.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | % | 50.5% | 48.6% | 45.5% | 41.2% | 24.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| South Sudan | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 49.5% | 7.87% | 22.4% | 24.1% | 12.2% | ... | ||||
| Suriname | % | 35.8% | 34.7% | 28.0% | 23.6% | 18.2% |
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