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Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP) by African country
Algeria has the highest natural gas rents as a share of GDP of any African country, at 8% — 1.2× Equatorial Guinea's 6.6%.
Natural gas rents — the value of production at world prices less the cost of production — as a share of GDP. 53 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 ⚠.
Algeria
Equatorial Guinea
LibyaBy region
Full ranking
| # | Country | Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Algeria | 8% | |
| 2 | Equatorial Guinea | 6.6% | |
| 3 | Libya | 4.6% | |
| 4 | Mozambique | 3.6% | |
| 5 | Egypt | 2% | |
| 6 | Nigeria | 1.2% | |
| 7 | Angola | 1% | |
| 8 | Cameroon | 0.6% | |
| 9 | Tunisia | 0.5% | |
| 10 | Ghana | 0.4% | |
| 11 | Republic of the Congo | 0.4% | |
| 12 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.3% | |
| 13 | Gabon | 0.3% | |
| 14 | Tanzania | 0.2% | |
| 15 | Rwanda | 0.1% | |
| 16 | Niger | 0% | |
| 17 | South Africa | 0% | |
| 18 | Chad | 0% | |
| 19 | Morocco | 0% | |
| 20 | Senegal | 0% | |
| 21 | Benin | 0% | |
| 22 | Botswana | 0% | |
| 23 | Burkina Faso | 0% | |
| 24 | Burundi | 0% | |
| 25 | Cabo Verde | 0% | |
| 26 | Central African Republic | 0% | |
| 27 | Comoros | 0% | |
| 28 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0% | |
| 29 | Djibouti | 0% | |
| 30 | Eritrea | 0% ⚠ ’11 | |
| 31 | Eswatini | 0% | |
| 32 | Ethiopia | 0% | |
| 33 | Gambia | 0% | |
| 34 | Guinea | 0% | |
| 35 | Guinea-Bissau | 0% | |
| 36 | Kenya | 0% | |
| 37 | Lesotho | 0% | |
| 38 | Liberia | 0% | |
| 39 | Madagascar | 0% | |
| 40 | Malawi | 0% | |
| 41 | Mali | 0% | |
| 42 | Mauritania | 0% | |
| 43 | Mauritius | 0% | |
| 44 | Namibia | 0% | |
| 45 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0% | |
| 46 | Seychelles | 0% | |
| 47 | Somalia | 0% | |
| 48 | South Sudan | 0% ⚠ ’15 | |
| 49 | Sudan | 0% | |
| 50 | Togo | 0% | |
| 51 | Uganda | 0% | |
| 52 | Zambia | 0% | |
| 53 | Zimbabwe | 0% |
Mozambique
Egypt
Nigeria
Angola
Cameroon
Tunisia
Ghana
Republic of the Congo
Cote d'Ivoire
Gabon
Tanzania
Rwanda
Niger
South Africa
Chad
Morocco
Senegal
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cabo Verde
Central African Republic
Comoros
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Djibouti
Eritrea
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Gambia
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Kenya
Lesotho
Liberia
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Namibia
Sao Tome and Principe
Seychelles
Somalia
South Sudan
Sudan
Togo
Uganda
Zambia
ZimbabweGet this ranking via API
One call to /v1/data returns the latest Natural Gas 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=natural_gas_rents_pct_gdp&latest=true&country_codes=NG,KE,ZA,EG" \
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Frequently asked questions
Which African country has the highest natural gas rents as a share of GDP?
Algeria has the highest natural gas rents as a share of GDP in Africa at 8% (2021), followed by Equatorial Guinea and Libya.
Which African country has the lowest natural gas rents as a share of GDP?
Zimbabwe has the lowest natural gas rents as a share of GDP of the 53 African countries with data, at 0% (2021).
How many African countries report Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP) data?
53 of 54 African countries have a Natural Gas 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=natural_gas_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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