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Mineral Rents (% of GDP) by African country
Democratic Republic of the Congo has the highest mineral rents as a share of GDP of any African country, at 28.8%, ahead of Zambia and Eritrea.
Mineral rents — the value of production at world prices less the cost of production — as a share of GDP. 54 of 54 countries, ranked · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2021.
Latest available year varies by country (2011–2021); each row shows its year, and values more than 5 years behind the most recent are marked ⚠.
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Zambia
EritreaBy region
Full ranking
| # | Country | Mineral Rents (% of GDP) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 28.8% | |
| 2 | Zambia | 28.2% | |
| 3 | Eritrea | 24.6% ⚠ ’11 | |
| 4 | Mali | 16.2% | |
| 5 | Burkina Faso | 15.5% | |
| 6 | Mauritania | 9.6% | |
| 7 | Sudan | 6.6% | |
| 8 | Liberia | 5.4% | |
| 9 | Ghana | 5.2% | |
| 10 | Togo | 4.9% | |
| 11 | Zimbabwe | 4.2% | |
| 12 | Tanzania | 4% | |
| 13 | South Africa | 3.8% | |
| 14 | Namibia | 3.2% | |
| 15 | Senegal | 2.9% | |
| 16 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2.5% | |
| 17 | Niger | 0.8% | |
| 18 | Central African Republic | 0.8% | |
| 19 | Morocco | 0.3% | |
| 20 | Ethiopia | 0.3% | |
| 21 | Botswana | 0.2% | |
| 22 | Sierra Leone | 0.2% | |
| 23 | Mozambique | 0.1% | |
| 24 | Gabon | 0% | |
| 25 | South Sudan | 0% ⚠ ’15 | |
| 26 | Nigeria | 0% | |
| 27 | Kenya | 0% | |
| 28 | Malawi | 0% | |
| 29 | Algeria | 0% | |
| 30 | Angola | 0% | |
| 31 | Benin | 0% | |
| 32 | Burundi | 0% | |
| 33 | Cabo Verde | 0% | |
| 34 | Cameroon | 0% | |
| 35 | Chad | 0% | |
| 36 | Comoros | 0% | |
| 37 | Djibouti | 0% | |
| 38 | Egypt | 0% | |
| 39 | Equatorial Guinea | 0% | |
| 40 | Eswatini | 0% | |
| 41 | Gambia | 0% | |
| 42 | Guinea | 0% | |
| 43 | Guinea-Bissau | 0% | |
| 44 | Lesotho | 0% | |
| 45 | Libya | 0% | |
| 46 | Madagascar | 0% | |
| 47 | Mauritius | 0% | |
| 48 | Republic of the Congo | 0% | |
| 49 | Rwanda | 0% | |
| 50 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0% | |
| 51 | Seychelles | 0% | |
| 52 | Somalia | 0% | |
| 53 | Tunisia | 0% | |
| 54 | Uganda | 0% |
Mali
Burkina Faso
Mauritania
Sudan
Liberia
Ghana
Togo
Zimbabwe
Tanzania
South Africa
Namibia
Senegal
Cote d'Ivoire
Niger
Central African Republic
Morocco
Ethiopia
Botswana
Sierra Leone
Mozambique
Gabon
South Sudan
Nigeria
Kenya
Malawi
Algeria
Angola
Benin
Burundi
Cabo Verde
Cameroon
Chad
Comoros
Djibouti
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
Eswatini
Gambia
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Lesotho
Libya
Madagascar
Mauritius
Republic of the Congo
Rwanda
Sao Tome and Principe
Seychelles
Somalia
Tunisia
UgandaGet this ranking via API
One call to /v1/data returns the latest Mineral Rents (% of GDP) figure for every country you pass — JSON, with source metadata on each observation.
curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?metric_key=mineral_rents_pct_gdp&latest=true&country_codes=NG,KE,ZA,EG" \
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Frequently asked questions
Which African country has the highest mineral rents as a share of GDP?
Democratic Republic of the Congo has the highest mineral rents as a share of GDP in Africa at 28.8% (2021), followed by Zambia and Eritrea.
Which African country has the lowest mineral rents as a share of GDP?
Uganda has the lowest mineral rents as a share of GDP of the 54 African countries with data, at 0% (2021).
How many African countries report Mineral Rents (% of GDP) data?
54 of 54 African countries have a Mineral Rents (% of GDP) figure in the Africa API, each from the latest year available for that country (which can differ between countries, here 2011–2021). Every value links to its full series with source and history.
How do I get this ranking via API?
Call GET /v1/data?metric_key=mineral_rents_pct_gdp&latest=true with the country codes you need and a free Africa API key — the response returns the latest value per country as JSON.
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