Total natural resources rents (% of GDP) in United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands: Total natural resources rents (% of GDP) was 0.2% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Total natural resources rents in United States Virgin Islands, 2002–2020
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
United States Virgin Islands recorded 0.2% for total natural resources rents in 2020.
That represents a change of down 16.9% on the previous year and down 94.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total natural resources rents in United States Virgin Islands peaked at 9.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2002.
United States Virgin Islands ranks 154th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total natural resources rents (% of GDP) in United States Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 4.6% | +8220238.8% |
| 2005 | 2.3% | -49.4% |
| 2006 | 2.5% | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 3.8% | +54.2% |
| 2008 | 9.5% | +149.6% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | -80.8% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | +88.9% |
| 2011 | 4.1% | +18.6% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | -52.2% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | -31.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -36.7% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -47.4% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -18.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -33.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -16.9% |
United States Virgin Islands compared with similar countries
- United States Virgin Islands's 0.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 1.7× the median. (82 countries reporting)
- United States Virgin Islands's 0.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7%, 31% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total natural resources rents (% of GDP) in United States Virgin Islands 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +8220238.8% | 0.0% | 4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.1% | 0.0% | 9.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 0.2% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near United States Virgin Islands
More energy & mining data for United States Virgin Islands
- 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 (2022)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fuel imports 58.5% (1978)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total natural resources rents in United States Virgin Islands?
- Total natural resources rents in United States Virgin Islands was 0.2% in 2020, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest total natural resources rents recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 9.5% in 2008.
- What is the lowest total natural resources rents recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2002.
- How does United States Virgin Islands rank for total natural resources rents?
- United States Virgin Islands ranks 154th out of 214 countries with data for 2020.
- Is total natural resources rents rising or falling in United States Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 94.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United States Virgin Islands 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.