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
181
Highest
61.03 Percentage of GDP
Libya
Lowest
0 Percentage of GDP
Malta
Median
2.65 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 181 countries. The highest value is 61.03 Percentage of GDP in Libya; the lowest is 0 Percentage of GDP in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.65 Percentage of GDP, and the mean is 7.71 Percentage of GDP.
Over the past decade 42 countries rose and 138 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 |
| 1 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 38.83 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 2 | Iraq | 43.45 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 2 | Timor-Leste | 34.73 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 56.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Congo | 37.71 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 3 | Equatorial Guinea | 23.5 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 37.6% | 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 |
| 6 | Cabo Verde | 17.66 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 56.0% | falling |
| 7 | Iran | 30.45 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 20.1% | falling |
| 8 | Angola | 29.97 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 9 | Azerbaijan | 29.94 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 9 | Mauritania | 11.45 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 62.9% | volatile |
| 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 | 26.96 Percentage of GDP | 2011 | up 497.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Kazakhstan | 26.84 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 16 | Saudi Arabia | 25.57 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 49.1% | falling |
| 16 | Ethiopia | 5.87 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 66.3% | falling |
| 17 | Brunei Darussalam | 24.28 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 17 | Madagascar | 5.53 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 18 | Algeria | 22.59 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 18 | Lesotho | 4.32 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 19 | Liberia | 21.92 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 20 | Chad | 21.34 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 21 | Uzbekistan | 20.47 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 7.3% | falling |
| 22 | Burkina Faso | 20.14 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 47.7% | rising |
| 22 | Eswatini | 3 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 23 | Russia | 18.51 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 13.8% | falling |
| 23 | Syrian Arab Republic | 6.37 Percentage of GDP | 2020 | up 55.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Gabon | 18.49 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 52.8% | falling |
| 24 | Fiji | 2.25 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 25 | Mali | 18.42 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 106.7% | rising |
| 25 | Croatia | 0.6812 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 47.4% | falling |
| 26 | Solomon Islands | 18.39 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 26 | Moldova | 0.2359 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 39.9% | rising |
| 27 | United Arab Emirates | 17.63 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 40.8% | falling |
| 28 | Chile | 16.9 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 39.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Bahrain | 16.64 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 38.4% | falling |
| 30 | Mozambique | 14.91 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 31 | Burundi | 13.96 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 44.1% | falling |
| 31 | Viet Nam | 2.55 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 71.9% | volatile |
| 32 | Turkmenistan | 13.49 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | down 41.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Australia | 13.36 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 53.1% | rising |
| 34 | Ghana | 13.35 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 35 | South Sudan | 13.05 Percentage of GDP | 2015 | down 77.6% | volatile |
| 36 | Sudan | 12.75 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 37 | Peru | 12.72 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 0.3% | volatile |
| 38 | Venezuela | 11.85 Percentage of GDP | 2014 | down 50.3% | falling |
| 39 | Kyrgyzstan | 11.51 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 12.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Estonia | 1.72 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 40 | Somalia | 11.24 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 40 | Latvia | 1.17 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 41 | Guinea-Bissau | 10.43 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 21.3% | flat |
| 41 | Poland | 1.03 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 82.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Central African Republic | 10.26 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 42 | Türkiye | 0.827 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 28.5% | volatile |
| 43 | Norway | 10.05 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 43 | Netherlands | 0.3405 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 66.6% | volatile |
| 44 | Suriname | 9.59 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 70.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Lithuania | 0.2861 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 48.2% | falling |
| 45 | Bolivia | 9.47 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 46 | Tajikistan | 9.05 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 344.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Slovenia | 0.1893 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 47.4% | rising |
| 47 | Sierra Leone | 9.04 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 47 | Micronesia | 0.0178 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 49.6% | rising |
| 48 | Myanmar | 8.68 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 17.9% | falling |
| 49 | Nigeria | 8.55 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 51.3% | falling |
| 50 | Brazil | 7.94 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 83.1% | rising |
| 51 | Togo | 7.86 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 56.1% | flat |
| 52 | Trinidad and Tobago | 7.86 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 62.9% | falling |
| 53 | Ukraine | 7.51 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 54 | Uganda | 7.48 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 55 | South Africa | 7.33 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 56 | Armenia | 7.05 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 141.3% | volatile |
| 57 | Malaysia | 6.92 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 58 | Ecuador | 6.7 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 59.6% | falling |
| 59 | Tanzania | 6.69 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 8.8% | flat |
| 60 | Niger | 6.41 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 21.3% | flat |
| 61 | Zimbabwe | 6.4 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 18.8% | volatile |
| 62 | Cameroon | 5.53 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 32.3% | falling |
| 63 | Laos | 5.38 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 64.8% | volatile |
| 64 | Colombia | 5.32 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 46.0% | falling |
| 65 | Indonesia | 5.16 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 39.8% | falling |
| 66 | Egypt | 5.14 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 58.4% | falling |
| 67 | Canada | 4.95 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 90.8% | volatile |
| 68 | Côte d’Ivoire | 4.74 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 14.4% | rising |
| 69 | Yemen | 4.61 Percentage of GDP | 2018 | down 86.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Guinea | 4.52 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 75.2% | falling |
| 71 | Senegal | 4.4 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 72 | Malawi | 4.22 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 73 | Namibia | 4.03 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 94.5% | volatile |
| 74 | Rwanda | 4.02 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 42.6% | falling |
| 75 | Nicaragua | 3.84 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Panama | 3.66 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 1,258.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Mexico | 3.64 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 48.9% | falling |
| 78 | India | 3.16 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 40.4% | falling |
| 79 | Gambia | 2.86 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 36.1% | rising |
| 80 | Bhutan | 2.73 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 44.5% | falling |
| 81 | Argentina | 2.65 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 82 | Benin | 2.3 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 83 | Tunisia | 2.25 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 64.1% | falling |
| 84 | Dominican Republic | 2.08 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 510.5% | volatile |
| 85 | Philippines | 1.97 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 30.6% | volatile |
| 86 | Guatemala | 1.93 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 32.6% | flat |
| 87 | Uruguay | 1.93 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 88 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.88 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 50.7% | falling |
| 89 | Belarus | 1.86 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 12.6% | falling |
| 90 | Thailand | 1.82 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 42.3% | falling |
| 91 | Serbia | 1.75 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 47.9% | flat |
| 92 | China | 1.71 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 93 | Comoros | 1.63 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 94 | New Zealand | 1.49 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 95 | Albania | 1.44 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 50.2% | volatile |
| 96 | Pakistan | 1.44 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 45.1% | falling |
| 97 | OECD | 1.42 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 98 | Georgia | 1.39 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 26.8% | rising |
| 99 | Paraguay | 1.35 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 100 | United States | 1.28 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 101 | Kenya | 1.23 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 58.3% | falling |
| 102 | Honduras | 1.22 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 28.2% | flat |
| 103 | Sweden | 1.21 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 28.7% | volatile |
| 104 | Romania | 1.14 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 105 | Botswana | 1.04 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 45.2% | volatile |
| 106 | Bulgaria | 0.9177 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 57.2% | volatile |
| 107 | Cambodia | 0.8353 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 72.6% | falling |
| 108 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.8134 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 76.9% | volatile |
| 109 | Costa Rica | 0.7634 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 39.6% | falling |
| 110 | Montenegro | 0.6372 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 55.9% | volatile |
| 111 | Bangladesh | 0.6101 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 61.6% | falling |
| 112 | United Kingdom | 0.5885 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 45.3% | falling |
| 113 | Vanuatu | 0.5681 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 114 | Cuba | 0.5654 Percentage of GDP | 2020 | down 79.0% | volatile |
| 115 | El Salvador | 0.5353 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 35.7% | rising |
| 116 | Belize | 0.523 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 90.9% | volatile |
| 117 | Nepal | 0.4989 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 55.3% | falling |
| 118 | Jamaica | 0.4577 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 79.7% | falling |
| 119 | Finland | 0.4483 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 15.8% | rising |
| 120 | Israel | 0.4414 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 57.3% | volatile |
| 121 | Afghanistan | 0.4285 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 48.8% | falling |
| 122 | Hungary | 0.4024 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 40.4% | falling |
| 123 | Czechia | 0.395 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 63.1% | falling |
| 124 | Morocco | 0.3917 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 94.7% | volatile |
| 125 | Denmark | 0.3387 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 79.3% | falling |
| 126 | Barbados | 0.3284 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 127 | Haiti | 0.3276 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 38.2% | rising |
| 128 | Portugal | 0.2914 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 129 | Samoa | 0.2803 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 41.5% | falling |
| 130 | Djibouti | 0.2771 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 68.8% | falling |
| 131 | North Macedonia | 0.1369 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 89.6% | volatile |
| 132 | Seychelles | 0.1206 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 19.5% | rising |
| 133 | Austria | 0.1179 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 51.8% | falling |
| 134 | Spain | 0.1152 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 76.5% | rising |
| 135 | Italy | 0.112 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 136 | Ireland | 0.101 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 4.9% | volatile |
| 137 | Greece | 0.0875 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 75.5% | volatile |
| 138 | Sri Lanka | 0.0832 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 48.6% | falling |
| 139 | Jordan | 0.0777 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 97.7% | volatile |
| 140 | Germany | 0.0771 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 66.3% | falling |
| 141 | Japan | 0.0473 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 118.2% | volatile |
| 142 | Belgium | 0.0449 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 31.8% | rising |
| 143 | Kiribati | 0.0435 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 40.9% | rising |
| 144 | Tonga | 0.0408 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 14.8% | rising |
| 145 | Dominica | 0.0331 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 19.8% | rising |
| 146 | France | 0.0325 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 147 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0193 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 32.1% | rising |
| 148 | Bahamas | 0.0148 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 149 | Saint Lucia | 0.0134 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 21.8% | rising |
| 150 | Cyprus | 0.0128 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 82.2% | volatile |
| 151 | Switzerland | 0.0091 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 152 | Luxembourg | 0.0048 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 95.7% | volatile |
| 153 | Maldives | 0.0037 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 59.2% | falling |
| 154 | Lebanon | 0.0028 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 42.8% | rising |
| 155 | Mauritius | 0.0027 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 97.6% | volatile |
| 156 | Liechtenstein | 0.0015 Percentage of GDP | 2020 | down 84.1% | falling |
| 157 | Singapore | 0.0002 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 158 | Iceland | 0.0001 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 72.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Malta | 0 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) 24.29 Percentage of GDP
- Resource-rich countries 23.64 Percentage of GDP
- Africa, resource-rich countries 28.97 Percentage of GDP
- Portuguese-speaking African countries (PALOP) 26.99 Percentage of GDP
- Central Africa (African Union) 22.65 Percentage of GDP
- World outside Africa, resource-rich countries 23.09 Percentage of GDP
- Arab Maghreb Union (UMA) 18.67 Percentage of GDP
- World outside Africa, landlocked developing countries 17.21 Percentage of GDP
- Land Locked Developing Countries 15.01 Percentage of GDP
- Southern African Development Community (SADC) 13.06 Percentage of GDP
- Africa, least developed countries 14.27 Percentage of GDP
- Southern Africa (African Union) 12.32 Percentage of GDP
- Africa, upper-middle income countries (World Bank) 14.27 Percentage of GDP
- Africa, low income countries (World Bank) 12.79 Percentage of GDP
- Africa 10.63 Percentage of GDP
- Low income countries (World Bank) 12.07 Percentage of GDP
- Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) 9.94 Percentage of GDP
- Africa, fragile states 11.9 Percentage of GDP
- Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) 8.96 Percentage of GDP
- North Africa (African Union) 11.37 Percentage of GDP
- Least developed countries 8.15 Percentage of GDP
- Fragile states 11.3 Percentage of GDP
- Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) 6.25 Percentage of GDP
- World outside Africa, fragile states 10.89 Percentage of GDP
- Latin America and the Caribbean 6.14 Percentage of GDP
- Africa, land locked developing countries 10.57 Percentage of GDP
- East African Community 9.81 Percentage of GDP
- Africa, lower-middle income countries (World Bank) 9.32 Percentage of GDP
- West Africa (African Union) 8.96 Percentage of GDP
- World 4.09 Percentage of GDP
- Community of Sahel–Saharan States (CEN–SAD) 8.82 Percentage of GDP
- ASEAN 3.92 Percentage of GDP
- MERCOSUR 7.69 Percentage of GDP
- World outside Africa 3.73 Percentage of GDP
- Africa, non-resource-rich countries 7.4 Percentage of GDP
- Small Island Developing States 2.54 Percentage of GDP
- Lower-middle income countries (World Bank) 6.27 Percentage of GDP
- East Africa (African Union) 6.06 Percentage of GDP
- World outside Africa, lower-middle income countries (World Bank) 5.43 Percentage of GDP
- Upper-middle income countries (World Bank) 5.07 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. 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.