Total natural resources rents in Chile
Chile: Total natural resources rents was 16.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Total natural resources rents in Chile, 1970–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total natural resources rents in Chile is 16.9%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 208.1% on the previous year and up 39.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total natural resources rents in Chile peaked at 17.3% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 1998.
Chile ranks 32nd of 212 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Total natural resources rents in Chile, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 10.1% | — |
| 1971 | 6.6% | -34.8% |
| 1972 | 5.8% | -12.2% |
| 1973 | 7.4% | +27.0% |
| 1974 | 11.1% | +51.4% |
| 1975 | 13.2% | +18.8% |
| 1976 | 12.9% | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 8.8% | -32.0% |
| 1978 | 7.5% | -14.1% |
| 1979 | 9.5% | +25.9% |
| 1980 | 8.7% | -8.2% |
| 1981 | 5.6% | -36.2% |
| 1982 | 6.6% | +19.2% |
| 1983 | 9.2% | +38.2% |
| 1984 | 8.1% | -11.6% |
| 1985 | 9.0% | +11.5% |
| 1986 | 7.1% | -21.6% |
| 1987 | 8.6% | +21.1% |
| 1988 | 11.9% | +38.3% |
| 1989 | 12.8% | +8.1% |
| 1990 | 11.2% | -13.0% |
| 1991 | 5.9% | -46.7% |
| 1992 | 4.6% | -22.1% |
| 1993 | 3.4% | -27.6% |
| 1994 | 4.9% | +45.6% |
| 1995 | 6.6% | +34.2% |
| 1996 | 5.0% | -24.4% |
| 1997 | 4.6% | -7.1% |
| 1998 | 2.5% | -45.5% |
| 1999 | 3.7% | +46.1% |
| 2000 | 4.9% | +32.7% |
| 2001 | 3.9% | -19.1% |
| 2002 | 3.7% | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 5.0% | +35.6% |
| 2004 | 9.6% | +90.9% |
| 2005 | 9.8% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 17.3% | +77.1% |
| 2007 | 17.2% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 13.8% | -19.4% |
| 2009 | 8.8% | -36.4% |
| 2010 | 12.0% | +36.4% |
| 2011 | 12.2% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 9.1% | -25.6% |
| 2013 | 7.7% | -15.4% |
| 2014 | 6.9% | -10.2% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | -41.2% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | -20.7% |
| 2017 | 5.3% | +65.4% |
| 2018 | 5.8% | +10.1% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | -56.0% |
| 2020 | 5.5% | +113.6% |
| 2021 | 16.9% | +208.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.3% | 5.8% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.8% | 5.6% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.2% | 2.5% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.4% | 3.7% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 2.6% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.2% | 5.5% | 16.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 29 Solomon Islands 18.4% compare
- 30 Cape Verde 17.7% compare
- 31 United Arab Emirates 17.6% compare
- 33 New Caledonia 16.8% compare
- 34 Bahrain 16.6% compare
- 35 Mozambique 14.9% compare
More energy & mining data for Chile
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.972 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 15.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total natural resources rents in Chile?
- Total natural resources rents in Chile was 16.9% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest total natural resources rents recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 17.3% in 2006.
- What is the lowest total natural resources rents recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 1998.
- How does Chile rank for total natural resources rents?
- Chile ranks 32nd out of 212 countries with data for 2021.
- Is total natural resources rents rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB), published as part of Total natural resources rents (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total natural resources rents are the sum of oil rents, natural gas rents, coal rents (hard and soft), mineral rents, and forest rents.