Total natural resources rents in Pre-demographic dividend

Pre-demographic dividend: Total natural resources rents was 15.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
15.4%
Change on year
up 69.9%
Rank
5th
of 47 groups
All-time high
26.4%
in 1974
All-time low
3.4%
in 1979
Years of data
52
1970–2021

Total natural resources rents in Pre-demographic dividend, 1970–2021

510152025197019952021

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 in Pre-demographic dividend, year by year

Annual values for Total natural resources rents (% of GDP) in Pre-demographic dividend, 1970 to 2021.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 2 Iraq 43.4% compare
  2. 3 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 38.8% compare
  3. 4 Congo 37.7% compare
  4. 5 Zambia 35.3% compare
  5. 6 Timor-Leste 34.7% compare
  6. 7 Guyana 33.7% compare
  7. 8 Mongolia 33.1% compare

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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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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.