Democratic Republic of Congo vs Zambia: Total natural resource rents

Democratic Republic of Congo

38.8%

in 2021

Zambia

35.3%

in 2021

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

3rd

Zambia rank

5th

Total natural resource rents over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Zambia

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 38.8% against 35.3% in Zambia, a difference of 3.6%.

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

The two have swapped places 7 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Zambia ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 3rd and Zambia ranks 5th 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.