Total natural resources rents in Liberia
Liberia: Total natural resources rents was 21.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Total natural resources rents in Liberia, 2000–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total natural resources rents in Liberia is 21.9%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.5% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total natural resources rents in Liberia peaked at 34.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 2018.
That places Liberia 22nd out of 214 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Total natural resources rents in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.8% | — |
| 2001 | 17.3% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 23.9% | +38.5% |
| 2003 | 34.2% | +43.0% |
| 2004 | 19.8% | -42.1% |
| 2005 | 20.1% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 17.6% | -12.0% |
| 2007 | 21.6% | +22.3% |
| 2008 | 21.8% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 22.1% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 18.4% | -16.8% |
| 2011 | 23.3% | +26.7% |
| 2012 | 26.7% | +14.8% |
| 2013 | 28.4% | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 26.2% | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 19.4% | -25.7% |
| 2016 | 20.1% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 21.3% | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 14.0% | -34.2% |
| 2019 | 14.3% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 17.5% | +22.5% |
| 2021 | 21.9% | +25.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.6% | 17.3% | 34.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.2% | 14.0% | 28.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.7% | 17.5% | 21.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 19 Brunei Darussalam 24.3% compare
- 20 Equatorial Guinea 23.5% compare
- 21 Algeria 22.6% compare
- 23 Chad 21.3% compare
- 24 Uzbekistan 20.5% compare
- 25 Burkina Faso 20.1% compare
More energy & mining data for Liberia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- 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 (2024)
- Fuel imports 31.8% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total natural resources rents in Liberia?
- Total natural resources rents in Liberia was 21.9% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest total natural resources rents recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 34.2% in 2003.
- What is the lowest total natural resources rents recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 2018.
- How does Liberia rank for total natural resources rents?
- Liberia ranks 22nd out of 214 countries with data for 2021.
- Is total natural resources rents rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia 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.