Economy · Western Africa

Burkina Faso Natural Resource Rents

20.1%as of 2021Reported+119.4% vs 2020

Sum of oil, gas, coal, mineral and forest rents as a share of GDP — a measure of dependence on extractive resources. Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Retrieved 15 Oct 2026.

Trend

2000 – 2021 · World Bank

History

most recent 12 periods · World Bank
PeriodNatural Resource Rents
202120.1%
20209.2%
20198.3%
20188.9%
201712.3%
201612.6%
201511.6%
201410.3%
201310.8%
201212.4%
201113.6%
201011.1%

Natural Resource Rents across Africa

All 54 countries →
CountryNatural Resource RentsPeriod
Nigeria8.6%2021
Kenya1.2%2021
South Africa7.3%2021
Egypt5.1%2021
Ghana13.3%2021
Ethiopia5.9%2021

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