Natural gas rents (% of GDP) by country
Natural gas rents are the difference between the value of natural gas production at regional prices and total costs of production.
Countries reporting
104
Highest
29.4%
Timor-Leste
Lowest
0.0%
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Median
0.2%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
10,752
What the numbers show
Natural gas rents (% of GDP) is currently reported for 104 countries. The highest value is 29.4% in Timor-Leste; the lowest is 0.0% in Congo, Democratic Republic of the.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.2%, and the mean is 1.8%.
Over the past decade 54 countries rose and 42 fell. The largest increase was in Ghana (up 2,362,380.0%), and the largest decrease in Congo, Democratic Republic of the (down 100.0%).
Natural gas rents: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Timor-Leste | 29.4% | 2021 | down 46.5% | rising |
| 2 | Brunei Darussalam | 13.9% | 2021 | up 158.2% | rising |
| 3 | Qatar | 12.0% | 2021 | up 77.4% | volatile |
| 4 | Uzbekistan | 11.0% | 2021 | up 21.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Papua New Guinea | 9.1% | 2021 | up 11,975.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 8.8% | 2021 | up 359.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Azerbaijan | 8.6% | 2021 | up 189.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Algeria | 8.0% | 2021 | up 144.3% | volatile |
| 9 | Turkmenistan | 7.6% | 2019 | down 39.6% | volatile |
| 10 | Equatorial Guinea | 6.6% | 2021 | up 94.9% | volatile |
| 11 | Russian Federation | 5.9% | 2021 | up 71.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Bahrain | 5.7% | 2021 | up 58.6% | rising |
| 13 | Oman | 5.7% | 2021 | up 109.6% | volatile |
| 14 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5.1% | 2021 | down 56.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Libya | 4.6% | 2021 | up 297.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Myanmar | 4.4% | 2021 | up 139.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Norway | 3.9% | 2021 | up 63.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Mozambique | 3.6% | 2021 | up 44.8% | volatile |
| 19 | Malaysia | 3.3% | 2021 | up 86.9% | volatile |
| 20 | Syria | 2.3% | 2020 | up 961.9% | volatile |
| 21 | Egypt | 2.0% | 2021 | up 8.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Kazakhstan | 2.0% | 2021 | up 68.5% | volatile |
| 23 | United Arab Emirates | 2.0% | 2021 | up 66.2% | rising |
| 24 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1.9% | 2021 | down 60.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Australia | 1.7% | 2021 | up 389.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Saudi Arabia | 1.7% | 2021 | up 73.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Kuwait | 1.7% | 2020 | up 168.0% | rising |
| 28 | Ukraine | 1.4% | 2021 | up 10.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Nigeria | 1.2% | 2021 | up 22.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Angola | 1.0% | 2021 | up 1,336.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Thailand | 0.9% | 2021 | up 53.8% | volatile |
| 32 | Indonesia | 0.8% | 2021 | up 14.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Canada | 0.8% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Pakistan | 0.7% | 2021 | down 36.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Iraq | 0.7% | 2021 | up 160.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Cameroon | 0.6% | 2021 | up 1,070.9% | volatile |
| 37 | Romania | 0.5% | 2021 | down 19.5% | volatile |
| 38 | Tunisia | 0.5% | 2021 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Bangladesh | 0.5% | 2021 | down 53.4% | volatile |
| 40 | Israel | 0.4% | 2021 | up 234.2% | volatile |
| 41 | Argentina | 0.4% | 2021 | down 27.7% | volatile |
| 42 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.4% | 2014 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 43 | Ghana | 0.4% | 2021 | up 2,362,380.0% | volatile |
| 44 | United States of America | 0.4% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 45 | Congo | 0.4% | 2021 | down 52.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Viet Nam | 0.3% | 2021 | down 13.4% | volatile |
| 47 | Netherlands | 0.3% | 2021 | down 67.7% | volatile |
| 48 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.3% | 2021 | down 14.8% | rising |
| 49 | New Zealand | 0.3% | 2021 | up 38.3% | volatile |
| 50 | Gabon | 0.3% | 2021 | up 28.4% | volatile |
| 51 | Peru | 0.3% | 2021 | down 45.8% | volatile |
| 52 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.2% | 2021 | up 51.8% | volatile |
| 53 | China | 0.2% | 2021 | up 89.2% | volatile |
| 54 | Croatia | 0.2% | 2021 | down 69.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Colombia | 0.2% | 2021 | down 25.3% | volatile |
| 56 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.2% | 2021 | down 19.3% | volatile |
| 57 | Tajikistan | 0.2% | 2021 | up 455.8% | volatile |
| 58 | Philippines | 0.2% | 2021 | up 7.8% | volatile |
| 59 | Hungary | 0.1% | 2021 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 60 | Poland | 0.1% | 2021 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 61 | Serbia | 0.1% | 2021 | down 16.8% | volatile |
| 62 | Mexico | 0.1% | 2021 | down 68.8% | volatile |
| 63 | India | 0.1% | 2021 | down 54.8% | volatile |
| 64 | Brazil | 0.1% | 2021 | up 54.4% | volatile |
| 65 | Denmark | 0.1% | 2021 | down 78.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Ireland | 0.1% | 2021 | up 324.5% | volatile |
| 67 | Rwanda | 0.1% | 2021 | up 1,964.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Albania | 0.0% | 2021 | up 262.1% | volatile |
| 69 | Jordan | 0.0% | 2021 | down 2.9% | volatile |
| 70 | Belarus | 0.0% | 2021 | up 13.6% | volatile |
| 71 | Niger | 0.0% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 72 | South Africa | 0.0% | 2021 | down 3.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Italy | 0.0% | 2021 | down 42.7% | volatile |
| 74 | Cuba | 0.0% | 2020 | down 56.9% | volatile |
| 75 | Austria | 0.0% | 2021 | down 48.5% | volatile |
| 76 | Chile | 0.0% | 2021 | down 51.5% | volatile |
| 77 | Germany | 0.0% | 2021 | down 58.4% | volatile |
| 78 | Ecuador | 0.0% | 2021 | down 37.9% | volatile |
| 79 | Chad | 0.0% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Czechia | 0.0% | 2021 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 81 | Suriname | 0.0% | 2021 | up 58.7% | volatile |
| 82 | Georgia | 0.0% | 2021 | up 118.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Morocco | 0.0% | 2021 | up 89.1% | volatile |
| 84 | Japan | 0.0% | 2021 | up 66.2% | volatile |
| 85 | Slovakia | 0.0% | 2021 | down 43.3% | volatile |
| 86 | Türkiye | 0.0% | 2021 | down 25.5% | volatile |
| 87 | Barbados | 0.0% | 2021 | down 61.7% | volatile |
| 88 | Bulgaria | 0.0% | 2021 | down 92.7% | volatile |
| 89 | Republic of Korea | 0.0% | 2021 | up 74.5% | volatile |
| 90 | Senegal | 0.0% | 2021 | down 86.9% | volatile |
| 91 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0% | 2021 | down 88.2% | volatile |
| 92 | Afghanistan | 0.0% | 2021 | down 95.7% | volatile |
| 93 | Belize | 0.0% | 2021 | down 91.9% | volatile |
| 94 | Slovenia | 0.0% | 2021 | up 193.6% | volatile |
| 95 | Spain | 0.0% | 2021 | up 45.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Greece | 0.0% | 2021 | up 15.8% | volatile |
| 97 | Yemen | 0.0% | 2016 | down 99.4% | volatile |
| 98 | France | 0.0% | 2021 | down 94.7% | volatile |
| 99 | Belgium | 0.0% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Guatemala | 0.0% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 101 | Republic of Moldova | 0.0% | 2021 | down 18.7% | volatile |
| 102 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Switzerland | 0.0% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0.0% | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 3.4%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 3.4%
- European Union 0.0%
- Euro area 0.0%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 3.0%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 2.8%
- Arab World 2.8%
- Caribbean Small States 2.0%
- Other small states 1.8%
- Small states 1.8%
- IDA blend 1.6%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 1.3%
- IDA total 1.0%
- Early-demographic dividend 1.0%
- Africa Western and Central 0.9%
- Late-demographic dividend 0.8%
- Pre-demographic dividend 0.8%
- IDA & IBRD total 0.8%
- IBRD only 0.7%
- Lower middle income 0.7%
- Europe & Central Asia 0.6%
- Least developed countries 0.6%
- High income 0.5%
- World 0.5%
- Middle income 0.5%
- Low & middle income 0.5%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 0.5%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 0.5%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 0.5%
- Upper middle income 0.5%
- IDA only 0.4%
- North America 0.4%
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 0.3%
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 0.3%
- East Asia & Pacific 0.3%
- Post-demographic dividend 0.3%
- OECD members 0.3%
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 0.3%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 0.2%
- Africa Eastern and Southern 0.1%
About this data
Natural gas rents are the difference between the value of natural gas production at regional prices and total costs of production.