Congo vs Zambia: Total natural resource rents

Congo
37.7%
in 2021
Zambia
35.3%
in 2021
Congo rank
4th
Zambia rank
5th

Total natural resource rents over time

  • Congo
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Congo currently reports 37.7% against 35.3% in Zambia, a difference of 2.4%.

That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Zambia ahead.

Congo ranks 4th 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
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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.