Economy · Eastern Africa

South Sudan Natural Resource Rents

13.1%as of 2015Reported-54.1% vs 2014

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

2008 – 2015 · World Bank

History

most recent 8 periods · World Bank
PeriodNatural Resource Rents
201513.1%
201428.5%
201314.7%
20125.6%
201151.8%
201043.7%
200935.2%
200858.3%

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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