Economy · Middle Africa

Republic of the Congo Natural Resource Rents

37.7%as of 2021Reported+43.8% 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
202137.7%
202026.2%
201939.2%
201842.7%
201729.8%
201617%
201515.9%
201427.7%
201333.1%
201241.4%
201151.8%
201043.9%

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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