Total natural resources rents in Lower middle income

Lower middle income: Total natural resources rents was 4.7% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
4.7%
Change on year
up 69.5%
Rank
26th
of 47 groups
All-time high
15.0%
in 1979
All-time low
2.2%
in 1971
Years of data
52
1970–2021

Total natural resources rents in Lower middle income, 1970–2021

051015197019952021

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

Analysis

In 2021, total natural resources rents in Lower middle income stood at 4.7%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 69.5% on the previous year and down 53.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total natural resources rents in Lower middle income peaked at 15.0% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 1971.

Lower middle income ranks 26th 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 in Lower middle income, year by year

Annual values for Total natural resources rents (% of GDP) in Lower middle income, 1970 to 2021.
Year % of GDP Change
1970 2.3%
1971 2.2% -3.3%
1972 2.4% +8.5%
1973 3.6% +52.2%
1974 10.4% +185.7%
1975 8.6% -17.7%
1976 8.6% +0.3%
1977 9.2% +6.7%
1978 7.7% -15.7%
1979 15.0% +93.9%
1980 12.6% -16.2%
1981 7.7% -39.1%
1982 5.8% -24.9%
1983 6.9% +19.7%
1984 7.5% +8.4%
1985 7.3% -2.8%
1986 4.2% -42.3%
1987 5.4% +29.4%
1988 5.0% -8.4%
1989 7.3% +46.5%
1990 8.7% +20.3%
1991 6.5% -25.1%
1992 6.6% +0.2%
1993 7.5% +13.8%
1994 6.7% -9.9%
1995 7.7% +14.3%
1996 8.5% +10.0%
1997 7.4% -13.1%
1998 4.7% -35.8%
1999 4.3% -8.8%
2000 6.9% +59.8%
2001 5.7% -16.6%
2002 5.7% -0.1%
2003 5.9% +2.0%
2004 7.0% +19.0%
2005 8.9% +27.4%
2006 9.4% +5.8%
2007 9.1% -2.6%
2008 12.0% +30.9%
2009 6.4% -46.8%
2010 7.8% +22.1%
2011 10.0% +29.0%
2012 8.6% -13.9%
2013 7.2% -16.4%
2014 5.5% -23.1%
2015 3.1% -44.1%
2016 2.9% -7.2%
2017 3.6% +26.8%
2018 4.1% +13.6%
2019 3.7% -11.3%
2020 2.7% -25.4%
2021 4.7% +69.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 7.0% 2.2% 15.0% 10
1980s 6.9% 4.2% 12.6% 10
1990s 6.9% 4.3% 8.7% 10
2000s 7.7% 5.7% 12.0% 10
2010s 5.7% 2.9% 10.0% 10
2020s 3.7% 2.7% 4.7% 2

Countries ranked near Lower middle income

  1. 23 Chad 21.3% compare
  2. 24 Uzbekistan 20.5% compare
  3. 25 Burkina Faso 20.1% compare
  4. 26 Russian Federation 18.5% compare
  5. 27 Gabon 18.5% compare
  6. 28 Mali 18.4% compare
  7. 29 Solomon Islands 18.4% compare

See the full ranking of 262 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is total natural resources rents in Lower middle income?
Total natural resources rents in Lower middle income was 4.7% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
What is the highest total natural resources rents recorded in Lower middle income?
The highest recorded value was 15.0% in 1979.
What is the lowest total natural resources rents recorded in Lower middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 1971.
How does Lower middle income rank for total natural resources rents?
Lower middle income ranks 26th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
Is total natural resources rents rising or falling in Lower middle income?
Over the last ten years it is down 53.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Lower middle income 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.