Total natural resources rents in Madagascar

Madagascar: Total natural resources rents was 5.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
5.5%
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
70th
of 212 countries
All-time high
8.8%
in 2016
All-time low
1.5%
in 1974
Years of data
52
1970–2021

Total natural resources rents in Madagascar, 1970–2021

2468197019952021

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

Analysis

Madagascar recorded 5.5% for total natural resources rents in 2021.

That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total natural resources rents in Madagascar peaked at 8.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 1974.

That places Madagascar 70th out of 212 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.

Total natural resources rents in Madagascar, year by year

Annual values for Total natural resources rents (% of GDP) in Madagascar, 1970 to 2021.
Year % of GDP Change
1970 2.9%
1971 2.8% -5.5%
1972 2.0% -26.7%
1973 2.2% +7.5%
1974 1.5% -32.1%
1975 2.0% +39.0%
1976 1.8% -10.9%
1977 3.6% +94.5%
1978 3.4% -3.9%
1979 2.9% -15.6%
1980 2.3% -19.7%
1981 2.2% -4.2%
1982 2.9% +30.8%
1983 2.2% -24.2%
1984 2.4% +11.2%
1985 2.1% -14.5%
1986 2.8% +34.1%
1987 3.9% +37.6%
1988 4.3% +10.6%
1989 4.5% +6.3%
1990 5.1% +13.4%
1991 6.2% +20.8%
1992 5.7% -8.0%
1993 4.3% -25.2%
1994 5.4% +27.3%
1995 7.7% +42.1%
1996 6.1% -21.0%
1997 6.0% -1.9%
1998 5.7% -4.5%
1999 3.5% -38.6%
2000 3.3% -6.5%
2001 2.8% -15.1%
2002 3.5% +25.8%
2003 5.2% +48.9%
2004 6.2% +18.1%
2005 5.5% -11.3%
2006 5.6% +2.9%
2007 6.4% +14.4%
2008 5.8% -9.7%
2009 6.9% +18.4%
2010 5.8% -15.6%
2011 5.9% +1.5%
2012 6.7% +13.5%
2013 6.8% +1.2%
2014 7.2% +6.0%
2015 8.6% +19.9%
2016 8.8% +1.9%
2017 7.6% -12.9%
2018 5.2% -32.3%
2019 4.7% -8.9%
2020 5.7% +20.2%
2021 5.5% -2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 2.5% 1.5% 3.6% 10
1980s 3.0% 2.1% 4.5% 10
1990s 5.6% 3.5% 7.7% 10
2000s 5.1% 2.8% 6.9% 10
2010s 6.7% 4.7% 8.8% 10
2020s 5.6% 5.5% 5.7% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is total natural resources rents in Madagascar?
Total natural resources rents in Madagascar was 5.5% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
What is the highest total natural resources rents recorded in Madagascar?
The highest recorded value was 8.8% in 2016.
What is the lowest total natural resources rents recorded in Madagascar?
The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 1974.
How does Madagascar rank for total natural resources rents?
Madagascar ranks 70th out of 212 countries with data for 2021.
Is total natural resources rents rising or falling in Madagascar?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Madagascar 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
260 places, 11,658 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.