Total natural resources rents in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Total natural resources rents was 16.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Total natural resources rents in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1970–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total natural resources rents in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) is 16.1%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 64.8% on the previous year and down 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total natural resources rents in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 33.7% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 1970.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 4th out of 47 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Total natural resources rents in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6.4% | — |
| 1971 | 7.4% | +15.5% |
| 1972 | 8.5% | +14.5% |
| 1973 | 11.7% | +37.9% |
| 1974 | 33.7% | +187.7% |
| 1975 | 28.0% | -16.9% |
| 1976 | 26.4% | -5.9% |
| 1977 | 25.1% | -4.8% |
| 1978 | 24.4% | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 28.7% | +17.9% |
| 1980 | 30.6% | +6.5% |
| 1981 | 21.2% | -30.5% |
| 1982 | 16.1% | -24.2% |
| 1983 | 14.9% | -7.4% |
| 1984 | 14.4% | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 13.7% | -5.2% |
| 1986 | 6.4% | -52.9% |
| 1987 | 10.9% | +68.6% |
| 1988 | 10.5% | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 15.4% | +46.3% |
| 1990 | 15.4% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 9.8% | -36.2% |
| 1993 | 13.6% | +38.2% |
| 1994 | 14.4% | +6.1% |
| 1995 | 12.6% | -12.2% |
| 1996 | 13.4% | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 12.3% | -8.0% |
| 1998 | 8.8% | -29.0% |
| 1999 | 11.9% | +36.4% |
| 2000 | 18.0% | +50.4% |
| 2001 | 14.9% | -17.0% |
| 2002 | 14.7% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 15.2% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 18.5% | +21.8% |
| 2005 | 23.6% | +27.5% |
| 2006 | 24.7% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 22.4% | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 25.9% | +15.3% |
| 2009 | 16.3% | -36.9% |
| 2010 | 18.7% | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 21.2% | +13.6% |
| 2012 | 20.4% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 19.3% | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 17.6% | -9.0% |
| 2015 | 10.3% | -41.2% |
| 2016 | 9.0% | -12.9% |
| 2017 | 12.3% | +36.7% |
| 2018 | 18.2% | +47.8% |
| 2019 | 15.2% | -16.3% |
| 2020 | 9.8% | -35.8% |
| 2021 | 16.1% | +64.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total natural resources rents in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +187.7% | 11.7% | 33.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.0% | 6.4% | 33.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.4% | 6.4% | 30.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.5% | 8.8% | 15.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 19.4% | 14.7% | 25.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.2% | 9.0% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.9% | 9.8% | 16.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
More energy & mining data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Fuel imports 16.8% (2019)
- Ores and metals imports 3.2% (2019)
- Ores and metals exports 3.2% (2017)
- Fuel exports 47.0% (2017)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 20.1% (2023)
- Mineral rents 0.7% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 3.4% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 2.6% (2023)
- Electric power consumption 1,361 kWh per capita (2023)
- Combustible renewables and waste 5.7% (2023)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is total natural resources rents in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Total natural resources rents in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 16.1% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest total natural resources rents recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 33.7% in 1974.
- What is the lowest total natural resources rents recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 1970.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for total natural resources rents?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 4th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is total natural resources rents rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high 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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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.