Mineral rents (% of GDP) in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Mineral rents (% of GDP) was 28.8% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Mineral rents in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1970–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 28.8% for mineral rents in 2021. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 411.4% on the previous year and up 206.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral rents in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 28.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2000.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 1st out of 214 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mineral rents (% of GDP) in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8.9% | — |
| 1971 | 5.7% | -36.4% |
| 1972 | 5.2% | -7.9% |
| 1973 | 9.2% | +75.8% |
| 1974 | 9.0% | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 3.4% | -62.0% |
| 1976 | 4.2% | +21.6% |
| 1977 | 2.7% | -34.5% |
| 1978 | 2.2% | -20.3% |
| 1979 | 3.4% | +54.8% |
| 1980 | 4.6% | +36.5% |
| 1981 | 3.9% | -15.4% |
| 1982 | 2.6% | -32.1% |
| 1983 | 4.1% | +56.4% |
| 1984 | 4.4% | +5.5% |
| 1985 | 4.9% | +11.9% |
| 1986 | 3.3% | -31.4% |
| 1987 | 5.9% | +75.9% |
| 1988 | 9.5% | +62.3% |
| 1989 | 9.7% | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 6.6% | -32.2% |
| 1991 | 1.0% | -84.6% |
| 1992 | 0.5% | -51.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | -71.4% |
| 1994 | 0.3% | +93.7% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | +32.8% |
| 1996 | 0.3% | -17.5% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | -34.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | +7.9% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | +65.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -78.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +49.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +9.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +70.3% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | +87.3% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | +275.0% |
| 2006 | 5.1% | +232.6% |
| 2007 | 2.4% | -52.2% |
| 2008 | 4.3% | +79.7% |
| 2009 | 3.8% | -12.4% |
| 2010 | 6.4% | +68.3% |
| 2011 | 9.4% | +46.5% |
| 2012 | 7.6% | -18.8% |
| 2013 | 7.8% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 7.0% | -10.8% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | -52.8% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | -25.2% |
| 2017 | 7.0% | +184.4% |
| 2018 | 8.1% | +15.6% |
| 2019 | 3.6% | -55.1% |
| 2020 | 5.6% | +55.0% |
| 2021 | 28.8% | +411.4% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 28.8% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0%, 3037.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 28.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0%, 2701.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mineral rents (% of GDP) in Democratic Republic of Congo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +411.4% | 5.6% | 28.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.4% | 2.2% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.3% | 2.6% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.1% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 0.1% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 2.5% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.2% | 5.6% | 28.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
More energy & mining data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.4362 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fuel imports 19.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral rents in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Mineral rents in Democratic Republic of Congo was 28.8% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest mineral rents recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 28.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest mineral rents recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for mineral rents?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 1st out of 214 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mineral rents rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 206.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB), published as part of Mineral rents (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Mineral rents are the difference between the value of production for a stock of minerals at world prices and their total costs of production. Minerals included in the calculation are tin, gold, lead, zinc, iron, copper, nickel, silver, bauxite, and phosphate.