Economy · Middle Africa

Gabon Natural Resource Rents

18.5%as of 2021Reported+37.0% 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
202118.5%
202013.5%
201919.2%
201821.2%
201717.7%
201611.7%
201512.6%
201424.8%
201332.8%
201240.6%
201139.1%
201035.7%

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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