Total natural resources rents in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Total natural resources rents was 26.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Total natural resources rents in Kazakhstan, 1990–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2021, total natural resources rents in Kazakhstan stood at 26.8%.
That represents a change of up 109.0% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total natural resources rents in Kazakhstan peaked at 33.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 1998.
Kazakhstan ranks 17th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Total natural resources rents in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 15.7% | — |
| 1991 | 9.8% | -37.5% |
| 1992 | 8.3% | -15.0% |
| 1993 | 7.6% | -8.9% |
| 1994 | 6.4% | -16.2% |
| 1995 | 8.0% | +25.7% |
| 1996 | 10.4% | +29.8% |
| 1997 | 8.8% | -15.4% |
| 1998 | 3.4% | -61.3% |
| 1999 | 11.7% | +243.6% |
| 2000 | 27.3% | +133.7% |
| 2001 | 21.0% | -23.3% |
| 2002 | 23.1% | +10.1% |
| 2003 | 22.9% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 28.3% | +23.5% |
| 2005 | 30.3% | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 28.8% | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 26.5% | -8.0% |
| 2008 | 33.2% | +25.5% |
| 2009 | 21.6% | -35.1% |
| 2010 | 21.7% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 25.8% | +18.5% |
| 2012 | 22.0% | -14.7% |
| 2013 | 18.2% | -17.1% |
| 2014 | 17.3% | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 9.3% | -45.9% |
| 2016 | 11.0% | +18.3% |
| 2017 | 14.9% | +35.0% |
| 2018 | 20.8% | +39.5% |
| 2019 | 17.9% | -13.7% |
| 2020 | 12.8% | -28.4% |
| 2021 | 26.8% | +109.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.0% | 3.4% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.3% | 21.0% | 33.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.9% | 9.3% | 25.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.8% | 12.8% | 26.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
- 14 Papua New Guinea 27.4% compare
- 15 Qatar 27.3% compare
- 16 Eritrea 27.0% compare
- 18 Saudi Arabia 25.6% compare
- 19 Brunei Darussalam 24.3% compare
- 20 Equatorial Guinea 23.5% compare
More energy & mining data for Kazakhstan
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 6.12 % 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 (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 3.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total natural resources rents in Kazakhstan?
- Total natural resources rents in Kazakhstan was 26.8% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest total natural resources rents recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 33.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest total natural resources rents recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 1998.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for total natural resources rents?
- Kazakhstan ranks 17th out of 214 countries with data for 2021.
- Is total natural resources rents rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kazakhstan 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.