Total natural resources rents (% of GDP) in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Total natural resources rents (% of GDP) was 15.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Total natural resources rents in Pre-demographic dividend, 1970–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2021, total natural resources rents in Pre-demographic dividend stood at 15.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 69.9% on the previous year and down 34.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total natural resources rents in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 26.4% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 1979.
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 5th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Total natural resources rents (% of GDP) in Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.5% | — |
| 1971 | 7.0% | +27.9% |
| 1972 | 7.0% | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 10.6% | +51.0% |
| 1974 | 26.4% | +150.1% |
| 1975 | 21.4% | -19.1% |
| 1976 | 20.6% | -3.6% |
| 1977 | 21.9% | +6.3% |
| 1978 | 19.2% | -12.4% |
| 1979 | 3.4% | -82.4% |
| 1980 | 26.4% | +680.9% |
| 1981 | 8.4% | -68.3% |
| 1982 | 6.9% | -18.0% |
| 1983 | 9.3% | +35.1% |
| 1984 | 11.6% | +25.0% |
| 1985 | 12.7% | +9.6% |
| 1986 | 8.4% | -34.1% |
| 1987 | 11.7% | +39.4% |
| 1988 | 11.6% | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 17.3% | +49.5% |
| 1990 | 11.8% | -31.6% |
| 1991 | 9.8% | -17.4% |
| 1992 | 13.1% | +34.6% |
| 1993 | 16.8% | +28.2% |
| 1994 | 17.7% | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 17.8% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 18.0% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 16.5% | -8.7% |
| 1998 | 11.9% | -28.0% |
| 1999 | 14.0% | +18.0% |
| 2000 | 21.7% | +54.9% |
| 2001 | 17.6% | -18.7% |
| 2002 | 15.2% | -13.5% |
| 2003 | 15.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 18.0% | +18.2% |
| 2005 | 22.1% | +22.7% |
| 2006 | 21.9% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 21.8% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 25.5% | +17.0% |
| 2009 | 16.1% | -36.9% |
| 2010 | 19.3% | +20.0% |
| 2011 | 23.7% | +22.8% |
| 2012 | 21.8% | -8.1% |
| 2013 | 18.6% | -14.7% |
| 2014 | 16.1% | -13.3% |
| 2015 | 10.9% | -32.1% |
| 2016 | 11.3% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 14.4% | +27.7% |
| 2018 | 16.6% | +15.2% |
| 2019 | 13.4% | -19.1% |
| 2020 | 9.1% | -32.4% |
| 2021 | 15.4% | +69.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total natural resources rents (% of GDP) in Pre-demographic dividend 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +680.9% | 3.4% | 26.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.3% | 3.4% | 26.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.4% | 6.9% | 26.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.7% | 9.8% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.5% | 15.2% | 25.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.6% | 10.9% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.3% | 9.1% | 15.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
More energy & mining data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Fuel imports 20.9% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 2.1% (2024)
- Fuel exports 71.4% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 7.4% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 35.3% (2023)
- Electric power consumption 260.69 kWh per capita (2024)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 3.5% (2024)
- Combustible renewables and waste 58.7% (2024)
- Mineral rents 2.4% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.8% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total natural resources rents in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Total natural resources rents in Pre-demographic dividend was 15.4% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest total natural resources rents recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 26.4% in 1974.
- What is the lowest total natural resources rents recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 1979.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for total natural resources rents?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 5th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is total natural resources rents rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pre-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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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.