Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of the economy — Total natural resources rents by country
The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual...
Countries reporting
174
Highest
61.03 Percentage of GDP
Libya
Lowest
0 Percentage of GDP
Tuvalu
Median
2.28 Percentage of GDP
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
5,270
What the numbers show
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of the economy — Total natural resources rents is currently reported for 174 countries. The highest value is 61.03 Percentage of GDP in Libya; the lowest is 0 Percentage of GDP in Tuvalu.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.28 Percentage of GDP, and the mean is 7.48 Percentage of GDP.
Over the past decade 36 countries rose and 127 fell. The largest increase was in Panama (up 1,258.0%), and the largest decrease in Singapore (down 99.9%).
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Libya | 61.03 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 62.5% | falling |
| 2 | Iraq | 43.45 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 3 | Congo, Republic of | 37.71 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 4 | Zambia | 35.26 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 102.4% | rising |
| 5 | Guyana | 33.68 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 103.7% | flat |
| 6 | Mongolia | 33.14 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 21.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 30.45 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 20.1% | falling |
| 8 | Angola | 29.97 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 9 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 29.94 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 10 | Kuwait | 29.28 Percentage of GDP | 2020 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 11 | Oman | 29.21 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 12 | Papua New Guinea | 27.39 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 13 | Qatar | 27.29 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 14 | Eritrea, The State of | 26.96 Percentage of GDP | 2011 | up 497.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 26.84 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 16 | Saudi Arabia | 25.57 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 49.1% | falling |
| 17 | Brunei Darussalam | 24.28 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 18 | Resource-rich countries | 23.64 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 19 | Algeria | 22.59 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 20 | Liberia | 21.92 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 21 | Chad | 21.34 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 22 | Uzbekistan, Republic of | 20.47 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 7.3% | falling |
| 23 | Burkina Faso | 20.14 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 47.7% | rising |
| 24 | Arab Maghreb Union (UMA) | 18.67 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 25 | Russian Federation | 18.51 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 13.8% | falling |
| 26 | Gabon | 18.49 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 52.8% | falling |
| 27 | Mali | 18.42 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 106.7% | rising |
| 28 | Solomon Islands | 18.39 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 29 | United Arab Emirates | 17.63 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 40.8% | falling |
| 30 | Chile | 16.9 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 39.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Bahrain, Kingdom of | 16.64 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 38.4% | falling |
| 32 | Mozambique, Republic of | 14.91 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 33 | Burundi | 13.96 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 44.1% | falling |
| 34 | Turkmenistan | 13.49 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | down 41.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Australia | 13.36 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 53.1% | rising |
| 36 | Ghana | 13.35 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 37 | South Sudan, Republic of | 13.05 Percentage of GDP | 2015 | down 77.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Sudan | 12.75 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 39 | Peru | 12.72 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 0.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Africa, fragile states | 11.9 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 41 | Venezuela, República Bolivariana de | 11.85 Percentage of GDP | 2014 | down 50.3% | falling |
| 42 | Kyrgyz Republic | 11.51 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 12.8% | volatile |
| 43 | Somalia | 11.24 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 44 | Guinea-Bissau | 10.43 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 21.3% | flat |
| 45 | Central African Republic | 10.26 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 46 | Norway | 10.05 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 47 | East African Community | 9.81 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 48 | Suriname | 9.59 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 70.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Bolivia | 9.47 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 50 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 9.05 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 344.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Sierra Leone | 9.04 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 52 | Myanmar | 8.68 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 17.9% | falling |
| 53 | Nigeria | 8.55 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 51.3% | falling |
| 54 | Brazil | 7.94 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 83.1% | rising |
| 55 | Togo | 7.86 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 56.1% | flat |
| 56 | Trinidad and Tobago | 7.86 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 62.9% | falling |
| 57 | Ukraine | 7.51 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 58 | Uganda | 7.48 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 59 | South Africa | 7.33 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 60 | Armenia, Republic of | 7.05 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 141.3% | volatile |
| 61 | Malaysia | 6.92 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 62 | Ecuador | 6.7 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 59.6% | falling |
| 63 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 6.69 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 8.8% | flat |
| 64 | Niger | 6.41 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 21.3% | flat |
| 65 | Zimbabwe | 6.4 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 18.8% | volatile |
| 66 | Cameroon | 5.53 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 32.3% | falling |
| 67 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 5.38 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 64.8% | volatile |
| 68 | Colombia | 5.32 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 46.0% | falling |
| 69 | Indonesia | 5.16 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 39.8% | falling |
| 70 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 5.14 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 58.4% | falling |
| 71 | Canada | 4.95 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 90.8% | volatile |
| 72 | Côte d’Ivoire | 4.74 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 14.4% | rising |
| 73 | Yemen, Republic of | 4.61 Percentage of GDP | 2018 | down 86.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Guinea | 4.52 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 75.2% | falling |
| 75 | Senegal | 4.4 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 76 | Malawi | 4.22 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 77 | Namibia | 4.03 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 94.5% | volatile |
| 78 | Rwanda | 4.02 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 42.6% | falling |
| 79 | Nicaragua | 3.84 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 80 | World outside Africa | 3.73 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 40.3% | falling |
| 81 | Panama | 3.66 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 1,258.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Mexico | 3.64 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 48.9% | falling |
| 83 | India | 3.16 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 40.4% | falling |
| 84 | Gambia, The | 2.86 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 36.1% | rising |
| 85 | Bhutan | 2.73 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 44.5% | falling |
| 86 | Argentina | 2.65 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 87 | Benin | 2.3 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 88 | Tunisia | 2.25 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 64.1% | falling |
| 89 | Dominican Republic | 2.08 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 510.5% | volatile |
| 90 | Philippines | 1.97 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 30.6% | volatile |
| 91 | Guatemala | 1.93 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 32.6% | flat |
| 92 | Uruguay | 1.93 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 93 | São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of | 1.88 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 50.7% | falling |
| 94 | Belarus, Republic of | 1.86 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 12.6% | falling |
| 95 | Thailand | 1.82 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 42.3% | falling |
| 96 | Serbia, Republic of | 1.75 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 47.9% | flat |
| 97 | China (People’s Republic of) | 1.71 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 98 | Comoros, Union of the | 1.63 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 99 | New Zealand | 1.49 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 100 | Albania | 1.44 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 50.2% | volatile |
| 101 | Pakistan | 1.44 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 45.1% | falling |
| 102 | OECD | 1.42 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 103 | Georgia | 1.39 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 26.8% | rising |
| 104 | Paraguay | 1.35 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 105 | United States | 1.28 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 106 | Kenya | 1.23 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 58.3% | falling |
| 107 | Honduras | 1.22 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 28.2% | flat |
| 108 | Sweden | 1.21 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 28.7% | volatile |
| 109 | Romania | 1.14 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 110 | Botswana | 1.04 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 45.2% | volatile |
| 111 | Bulgaria | 0.9177 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 57.2% | volatile |
| 112 | Cambodia | 0.8353 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 72.6% | falling |
| 113 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.8134 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 76.9% | volatile |
| 114 | Costa Rica | 0.7634 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 39.6% | falling |
| 115 | Montenegro | 0.6372 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 55.9% | volatile |
| 116 | Bangladesh | 0.6101 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 61.6% | falling |
| 117 | United Kingdom | 0.5885 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 45.3% | falling |
| 118 | Vanuatu | 0.5681 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 119 | Cuba | 0.5654 Percentage of GDP | 2020 | down 79.0% | volatile |
| 120 | El Salvador | 0.5353 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 35.7% | rising |
| 121 | Belize | 0.523 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 90.9% | volatile |
| 122 | Nepal | 0.4989 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 55.3% | falling |
| 123 | Jamaica | 0.4577 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 79.7% | falling |
| 124 | Finland | 0.4483 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 15.8% | rising |
| 125 | Israel | 0.4414 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 57.3% | volatile |
| 126 | Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of | 0.4285 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 48.8% | falling |
| 127 | Hungary | 0.4024 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 40.4% | falling |
| 128 | Czechia | 0.395 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 63.1% | falling |
| 129 | Morocco | 0.3917 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 94.7% | volatile |
| 130 | Denmark | 0.3387 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 79.3% | falling |
| 131 | Barbados | 0.3284 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 132 | Haiti | 0.3276 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 38.2% | rising |
| 133 | Portugal | 0.2914 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 134 | Samoa | 0.2803 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 41.5% | falling |
| 135 | Djibouti | 0.2771 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 68.8% | falling |
| 136 | North Macedonia, Republic of | 0.1369 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 89.6% | volatile |
| 137 | Seychelles | 0.1206 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 19.5% | rising |
| 138 | Austria | 0.1179 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 51.8% | falling |
| 139 | Spain | 0.1152 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 76.5% | rising |
| 140 | Italy | 0.112 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 141 | Ireland | 0.101 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 4.9% | volatile |
| 142 | Greece | 0.0875 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 75.5% | volatile |
| 143 | Sri Lanka | 0.0832 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 48.6% | falling |
| 144 | Jordan | 0.0777 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 97.7% | volatile |
| 145 | Germany | 0.0771 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 66.3% | falling |
| 146 | Japan | 0.0473 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 118.2% | volatile |
| 147 | Belgium | 0.0449 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 31.8% | rising |
| 148 | Kiribati | 0.0435 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 40.9% | rising |
| 149 | Tonga | 0.0408 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 14.8% | rising |
| 150 | Dominica | 0.0331 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 19.8% | rising |
| 151 | France | 0.0325 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 152 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0193 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 32.1% | rising |
| 153 | Bahamas, The | 0.0148 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 154 | St. Lucia | 0.0134 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 21.8% | rising |
| 155 | Cyprus | 0.0128 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 82.2% | volatile |
| 156 | Switzerland | 0.0091 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 157 | Luxembourg | 0.0048 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 95.7% | volatile |
| 158 | Maldives | 0.0037 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 59.2% | falling |
| 159 | Lebanon | 0.0028 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 42.8% | rising |
| 160 | Mauritius | 0.0027 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 97.6% | volatile |
| 161 | Liechtenstein | 0.0015 Percentage of GDP | 2020 | down 84.1% | falling |
| 162 | Singapore | 0.0002 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 163 | Iceland | 0.0001 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 72.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Andorra, Principality of | 0 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | — | flat |
| 164 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | — | flat |
| 164 | Grenada | 0 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | — | flat |
| 164 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 0 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | — | flat |
| 164 | Monaco | 0 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | — | flat |
| 164 | Marshall Islands, Republic of the | 0 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | — | flat |
| 164 | Malta | 0 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 164 | Naoero | 0 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | — | flat |
| 164 | Palau | 0 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | — | flat |
| 164 | San Marino, Republic of | 0 Percentage of GDP | 2020 | — | flat |
| 164 | Tuvalu | 0 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Equatorial Guinea 23.5 Percentage of GDP
- Mauritania 11.45 Percentage of GDP
- Least Developed Countries 8.15 Percentage of GDP
- Ethiopia 5.87 Percentage of GDP
- Madagascar 5.53 Percentage of GDP
- Lesotho 4.32 Percentage of GDP
- Eswatini 3 Percentage of GDP
- Fiji 2.25 Percentage of GDP
- Estonia 1.72 Percentage of GDP
- Latvia 1.17 Percentage of GDP
- Poland 1.03 Percentage of GDP
- Croatia 0.6812 Percentage of GDP
About this data
The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. <br><br> Table 8 shows the breakdown of national economies by sectors of activity, looking at share of employment, contributions to GDP, along with the impact of natural resource extraction on the economy.