Total natural resources rents in Late-demographic dividend

Late-demographic dividend: Total natural resources rents was 4.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
4.2%
Change on year
up 93.5%
Rank
28th
of 47 groups
All-time high
15.5%
in 1980
All-time low
2.2%
in 2020
Years of data
52
1970–2021

Total natural resources rents in Late-demographic dividend, 1970–2021

051015197019952021

Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.

Analysis

In 2021, total natural resources rents in Late-demographic dividend stood at 4.2%.

That represents a change of up 93.5% on the previous year and down 55.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total natural resources rents in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 15.5% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2020.

That places Late-demographic dividend 28th out of 47 groups with data for 2021, putting it 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 in Late-demographic dividend, year by year

Annual values for Total natural resources rents (% of GDP) in Late-demographic dividend, 1970 to 2021.
Year % of GDP Change
1970 2.7%
1971 2.6% -3.7%
1972 2.9% +11.2%
1973 3.8% +33.7%
1974 8.4% +117.1%
1975 9.5% +13.4%
1976 10.2% +7.9%
1977 9.8% -4.5%
1978 9.6% -1.8%
1979 12.5% +30.9%
1980 15.5% +23.2%
1981 12.5% -19.1%
1982 10.3% -18.0%
1983 10.8% +5.0%
1984 10.1% -5.8%
1985 9.3% -8.5%
1986 5.7% -38.7%
1987 6.5% +13.6%
1988 5.8% -10.4%
1989 7.8% +35.3%
1990 9.3% +18.6%
1991 5.7% -38.7%
1992 6.1% +6.5%
1993 5.6% -8.3%
1994 4.4% -20.7%
1995 4.4% -0.8%
1996 4.5% +3.3%
1997 3.9% -13.0%
1998 2.4% -38.6%
1999 3.6% +50.9%
2000 6.1% +66.4%
2001 5.5% -9.9%
2002 5.0% -9.1%
2003 5.4% +7.8%
2004 7.1% +31.7%
2005 8.1% +14.9%
2006 8.9% +9.3%
2007 8.6% -2.6%
2008 11.0% +27.9%
2009 6.0% -45.5%
2010 7.7% +28.5%
2011 9.6% +23.8%
2012 7.3% -23.4%
2013 6.2% -15.1%
2014 5.3% -15.0%
2015 3.0% -44.1%
2016 2.5% -14.2%
2017 3.1% +23.5%
2018 3.9% +24.0%
2019 3.3% -15.5%
2020 2.2% -33.3%
2021 4.2% +93.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 7.2% 2.6% 12.5% 10
1980s 9.4% 5.7% 15.5% 10
1990s 5.0% 2.4% 9.3% 10
2000s 7.2% 5.0% 11.0% 10
2010s 5.2% 2.5% 9.6% 10
2020s 3.2% 2.2% 4.2% 2

Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend

  1. 25 Burkina Faso 20.1% compare
  2. 26 Russian Federation 18.5% compare
  3. 27 Gabon 18.5% compare
  4. 28 Mali 18.4% compare
  5. 29 Solomon Islands 18.4% compare
  6. 30 Cape Verde 17.7% compare
  7. 31 United Arab Emirates 17.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total natural resources rents in Late-demographic dividend?
Total natural resources rents in Late-demographic dividend was 4.2% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
What is the highest total natural resources rents recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 15.5% in 1980.
What is the lowest total natural resources rents recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2020.
How does Late-demographic dividend rank for total natural resources rents?
Late-demographic dividend ranks 28th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
Is total natural resources rents rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is down 55.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Late-demographic dividend 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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Indicator
Total natural resources rents (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
262 places, 11,682 data points, 1970–2021
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Total natural resources rents are the sum of oil rents, natural gas rents, coal rents (hard and soft), mineral rents, and forest rents.