Economy · Middle Africa

Cameroon Natural Resource Rents

5.5%as of 2021Reported+27.3% 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
20215.5%
20204.3%
20195.6%
20186.1%
20176.1%
20165.4%
20155.6%
20147%
20137.3%
20128.4%
20118.2%
20106.9%

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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