Economy · Southern Africa

Lesotho Natural Resource Rents

4.3%as of 2021Reported-5.2% 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
20214.3%
20204.6%
20193.7%
20183.6%
20176.3%
20167.3%
20156.2%
20145.6%
20135.1%
20124.7%
20113.9%
20103.9%

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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