Economy · Western Africa

Ghana Natural Resource Rents

13.3%as of 2021Reported+57.3% 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
202113.3%
20208.5%
20199.8%
20189.8%
201710.4%
20168.6%
201510.6%
201412.2%
201310.9%
201215.8%
201116.1%
201010.1%

Natural Resource Rents across Africa

All 54 countries →
CountryNatural Resource RentsPeriod
Nigeria8.6%2021
Kenya1.2%2021
South Africa7.3%2021
Egypt5.1%2021
Ethiopia5.9%2021
Tanzania6.7%2021

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