Economy · Southern Africa

Namibia Natural Resource Rents

4%as of 2021Reported+108.8% 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%
20201.9%
20191.4%
20181.3%
20173.4%
20162.6%
20151.9%
20141.6%
20131.2%
20121.7%
20112.1%
20102.4%

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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