Democratic Republic of Congo vs Iraq: Total natural resource rents

Democratic Republic of Congo

38.8%

in 2021

Iraq

43.4%

in 2021

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

3rd

Iraq rank

2nd

Total natural resource rents over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Iraq

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 43.4% against 38.8% in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 4.6%.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Iraq ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 3rd and Iraq ranks 2nd of 211 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Total natural resource rents
Unit: % of GDP
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 211 places, 9,209 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Natural resources rents are estimated as the difference between the price of a commodity and the average cost of producing it. Total natural resources rents are the sum of oil rents, natural gas rents, coal rents, mineral rents, and forest rents.