Total natural resources rents (% of GDP) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Total natural resources rents (% of GDP) was 0.1% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Total natural resources rents in Sri Lanka, 1970–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.1% for total natural resources rents in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 48.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total natural resources rents in Sri Lanka peaked at 2.2% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2018.
That places Sri Lanka 163rd out of 214 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total natural resources rents (% of GDP) in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.3% | — |
| 1971 | 0.3% | -10.7% |
| 1972 | 0.3% | -5.8% |
| 1973 | 0.4% | +40.4% |
| 1974 | 0.4% | -6.7% |
| 1975 | 0.8% | +101.7% |
| 1976 | 0.5% | -31.5% |
| 1977 | 1.5% | +178.0% |
| 1978 | 2.2% | +50.5% |
| 1979 | 0.8% | -63.0% |
| 1980 | 0.8% | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.7% | -20.4% |
| 1982 | 0.9% | +39.8% |
| 1983 | 0.6% | -33.5% |
| 1984 | 0.4% | -32.9% |
| 1985 | 0.3% | -28.3% |
| 1986 | 0.5% | +72.0% |
| 1987 | 0.5% | -10.4% |
| 1988 | 0.5% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.4% | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.5% | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 0.5% | +15.9% |
| 1992 | 0.5% | -6.1% |
| 1993 | 0.4% | -13.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3% | -22.1% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | +12.4% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | -8.8% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | -40.1% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | -11.1% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | +13.9% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | -10.8% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -25.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -15.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +32.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +19.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -14.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | -8.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +17.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -10.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -15.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -19.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +9.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -26.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -27.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +11.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +17.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -2.1% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.8%, 5% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.1% is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.6%, 15% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total natural resources rents (% of GDP) in Sri Lanka 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +178.0% | 0.5% | 1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8% | 0.3% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More energy & mining data for Sri Lanka
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 4.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fuel imports 17.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total natural resources rents in Sri Lanka?
- Total natural resources rents in Sri Lanka was 0.1% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest total natural resources rents recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 1978.
- What is the lowest total natural resources rents recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2018.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for total natural resources rents?
- Sri Lanka ranks 163rd out of 214 countries with data for 2021.
- Is total natural resources rents rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.