Total natural resources rents (% of GDP) in IBRD only
IBRD only: Total natural resources rents (% of GDP) was 4.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Total natural resources rents in IBRD only, 1970–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
IBRD only recorded 4.6% for total natural resources rents in 2021.
The figure is up 103.5% on the previous year and down 49.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total natural resources rents in IBRD only peaked at 14.1% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 1970.
IBRD only ranks 27th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Total natural resources rents (% of GDP) in IBRD only, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.3% | — |
| 1971 | 2.4% | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 2.6% | +10.8% |
| 1973 | 3.7% | +41.2% |
| 1974 | 9.1% | +145.8% |
| 1975 | 8.7% | -4.2% |
| 1976 | 9.2% | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 9.0% | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 8.5% | -5.4% |
| 1979 | 12.5% | +46.3% |
| 1980 | 14.1% | +12.9% |
| 1981 | 10.7% | -23.8% |
| 1982 | 9.0% | -16.1% |
| 1983 | 9.5% | +5.1% |
| 1984 | 8.8% | -7.1% |
| 1985 | 8.6% | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 4.9% | -43.6% |
| 1987 | 6.2% | +26.8% |
| 1988 | 5.8% | -6.2% |
| 1989 | 7.6% | +31.2% |
| 1990 | 8.6% | +13.0% |
| 1991 | 5.0% | -41.8% |
| 1992 | 5.0% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 4.7% | -5.5% |
| 1994 | 4.1% | -13.0% |
| 1995 | 4.3% | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 4.6% | +6.6% |
| 1997 | 4.0% | -13.5% |
| 1998 | 2.6% | -35.1% |
| 1999 | 3.7% | +43.4% |
| 2000 | 5.9% | +61.0% |
| 2001 | 5.2% | -11.4% |
| 2002 | 5.1% | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 5.2% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 6.9% | +30.9% |
| 2005 | 8.1% | +18.6% |
| 2006 | 8.8% | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 8.6% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 11.0% | +27.6% |
| 2009 | 6.0% | -45.4% |
| 2010 | 7.5% | +24.7% |
| 2011 | 9.2% | +22.1% |
| 2012 | 7.2% | -21.1% |
| 2013 | 6.1% | -15.6% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | -15.8% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | -44.4% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | -10.8% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | +25.8% |
| 2018 | 4.1% | +27.6% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | -18.1% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | -32.2% |
| 2021 | 4.6% | +103.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total natural resources rents (% of GDP) in IBRD only 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +145.8% | 3.7% | 9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.8% | 2.3% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.5% | 4.9% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.6% | 2.6% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.1% | 5.1% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 2.5% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 2.3% | 4.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
- 24 Uzbekistan 20.5% compare
- 25 Burkina Faso 20.1% compare
- 26 Russia 18.5% compare
- 27 Gabon 18.5% compare
- 28 Mali 18.4% compare
- 29 Solomon Islands 18.4% compare
- 30 Cape Verde 17.7% compare
More energy & mining data for IBRD only
- Fuel imports 15.0% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 8.8% (2025)
- Fuel exports 6.2% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 4.7% (2025)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 7.5% (2023)
- Electric power consumption 3,557 kWh per capita (2024)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 9.0% (2024)
- Combustible renewables and waste 7.6% (2024)
- Mineral rents 1.3% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.7% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total natural resources rents in IBRD only?
- Total natural resources rents in IBRD only was 4.6% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest total natural resources rents recorded in IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 14.1% in 1980.
- What is the lowest total natural resources rents recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 1970.
- How does IBRD only rank for total natural resources rents?
- IBRD only ranks 27th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is total natural resources rents rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IBRD only 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.