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Natural Resource Rents by African country
Libya has the highest total natural resource rents as a share of GDP of any African country, at 61% — 1.6× Democratic Republic of the Congo's 38.8%.
Sum of oil, gas, coal, mineral and forest rents as a share of GDP — a measure of dependence on extractive resources. 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 ⚠.
Libya
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Republic of the CongoBy region
Full ranking
| # | Country | Natural Resource Rents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Libya | 61% | |
| 2 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 38.8% | |
| 3 | Republic of the Congo | 37.7% | |
| 4 | Zambia | 35.3% | |
| 5 | Angola | 30% | |
| 6 | Eritrea | 27% ⚠ ’11 | |
| 7 | Equatorial Guinea | 23.5% | |
| 8 | Algeria | 22.6% | |
| 9 | Liberia | 21.9% | |
| 10 | Chad | 21.3% | |
| 11 | Burkina Faso | 20.1% | |
| 12 | Gabon | 18.5% | |
| 13 | Mali | 18.4% | |
| 14 | Cabo Verde | 17.7% | |
| 15 | Mozambique | 14.9% | |
| 16 | Burundi | 14% | |
| 17 | Ghana | 13.3% | |
| 18 | South Sudan | 13.1% ⚠ ’15 | |
| 19 | Sudan | 12.8% | |
| 20 | Mauritania | 11.4% | |
| 21 | Somalia | 11.2% | |
| 22 | Guinea-Bissau | 10.4% | |
| 23 | Central African Republic | 10.3% | |
| 24 | Sierra Leone | 9% | |
| 25 | Nigeria | 8.6% | |
| 26 | Togo | 7.9% | |
| 27 | Uganda | 7.5% | |
| 28 | South Africa | 7.3% | |
| 29 | Tanzania | 6.7% | |
| 30 | Niger | 6.4% | |
| 31 | Zimbabwe | 6.4% | |
| 32 | Ethiopia | 5.9% | |
| 33 | Madagascar | 5.5% | |
| 34 | Cameroon | 5.5% | |
| 35 | Egypt | 5.1% | |
| 36 | Cote d'Ivoire | 4.7% | |
| 37 | Guinea | 4.5% | |
| 38 | Senegal | 4.4% | |
| 39 | Lesotho | 4.3% | |
| 40 | Malawi | 4.2% | |
| 41 | Namibia | 4% | |
| 42 | Rwanda | 4% | |
| 43 | Eswatini | 3% | |
| 44 | Gambia | 2.9% | |
| 45 | Benin | 2.3% | |
| 46 | Tunisia | 2.2% | |
| 47 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.9% | |
| 48 | Comoros | 1.6% | |
| 49 | Kenya | 1.2% | |
| 50 | Botswana | 1% | |
| 51 | Morocco | 0.4% | |
| 52 | Djibouti | 0.3% | |
| 53 | Seychelles | 0.1% | |
| 54 | Mauritius | 0% |
Zambia
Angola
Eritrea
Equatorial Guinea
Algeria
Liberia
Chad
Burkina Faso
Gabon
Mali
Cabo Verde
Mozambique
Burundi
Ghana
South Sudan
Sudan
Mauritania
Somalia
Guinea-Bissau
Central African Republic
Sierra Leone
Nigeria
Togo
Uganda
South Africa
Tanzania
Niger
Zimbabwe
Ethiopia
Madagascar
Cameroon
Egypt
Cote d'Ivoire
Guinea
Senegal
Lesotho
Malawi
Namibia
Rwanda
Eswatini
Gambia
Benin
Tunisia
Sao Tome and Principe
Comoros
Kenya
Botswana
Morocco
Djibouti
Seychelles
MauritiusGet this ranking via API
One call to /v1/data returns the latest Natural Resource Rents figure for every country you pass — JSON, with source metadata on each observation.
curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?metric_key=total_natural_resource_rents_pct_gdp&latest=true&country_codes=NG,KE,ZA,EG" \
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Frequently asked questions
Which African country has the highest total natural resource rents as a share of GDP?
Libya has the highest total natural resource rents as a share of GDP in Africa at 61% (2021), followed by Democratic Republic of the Congo and Republic of the Congo.
Which African country has the lowest total natural resource rents as a share of GDP?
Mauritius has the lowest total natural resource rents as a share of GDP of the 54 African countries with data, at 0% (2021).
How many African countries report Natural Resource Rents data?
54 of 54 African countries have a Natural Resource Rents 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=total_natural_resource_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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