Based on a comparison of 169 countries in 2020, Congo ranked the highest in natural resources rents as a percentage of GDP with 37.4% followed by Iraq and Kuwait. On the other end of the scale was Iceland with < 0.001%, Singapore with < 0.001% and Hong Kong with < 0.001%.
Average natural resources rents as a percentage of GDP reached 1.64% in 2020 in the World according to the National Statistical Office. This is 30.4 % less than in the previous year and -128 % less than 10 years ago.
Historically, average natural resources rents as a percentage of GDP reached an all time high of 6.15% in 1980 and an all time low of 0.930% in 1998. The average annual growth amounted to 0.835 % 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 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Angola | % | 23.8% | 10.8% | 10.9% | 16.4% | 27.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Azerbaijan | % | 22.9% | 14.5% | 15.3% | 21.0% | 29.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Brunei | % | 21.4% | 18.8% | 14.6% | 17.9% | 26.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Chad | % | 21.7% | 13.2% | 13.3% | 21.4% | 24.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Congo | % | 32.1% | 17.5% | 18.1% | 33.3% | 47.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Equatorial Guinea | % | ... | ... | 29.1% | 18.0% | 16.0% | 23.0% | 30.5% | ||||||||||||||
| Gabon | % | 25.9% | 12.5% | 12.0% | 19.5% | 22.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Guyana | % | 10.8% | 8.56% | 16.0% | 12.5% | 6.60% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | % | 27.5% | 15.8% | 13.7% | 18.1% | 36.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | % | 45.9% | 36.5% | 31.9% | 38.0% | 44.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kuwait | % | 51.8% | 37.9% | 33.0% | 37.4% | 45.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Libya | % | 43.3% | 28.0% | 22.1% | 38.1% | 43.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Oman | % | 39.5% | 23.9% | 19.7% | 23.4% | 29.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | % | 41.7% | 24.5% | 20.2% | 24.3% | 30.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkmenistan | % | 25.0% | 18.0% | 11.8% | 16.6% | 24.0% | ... |
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