Natural resource rents in Chile

Chile: Natural resource rents was 16.9 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
16.9
Change on year
up 208.1%
World rank
32nd
of 211 countries
All-time high
17.35
in 2006
All-time low
2.51
in 1998
Years of data
52
1970–2021

Natural resource rents in Chile, 1970–2021

51015197019952021

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Chile recorded 16.9 for natural resource rents in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 208.1% on the previous year and up 39.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, natural resource rents in Chile peaked at 17.35 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 2.51, in 1998.

Chile ranks 32nd of 211 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.

Natural resource rents in Chile, year by year

Annual values for Natural resource rents in Chile, 1970 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1970 10.13 —
1971 6.6 -34.8%
1972 5.8 -12.2%
1973 7.36 +27.0%
1974 11.15 +51.4%
1975 13.24 +18.8%
1976 12.9 -2.6%
1977 8.78 -32.0%
1978 7.54 -14.1%
1979 9.49 +25.9%
1980 8.72 -8.2%
1981 5.56 -36.2%
1982 6.63 +19.2%
1983 9.16 +38.2%
1984 8.1 -11.6%
1985 9.03 +11.5%
1986 7.08 -21.6%
1987 8.58 +21.1%
1988 11.87 +38.3%
1989 12.83 +8.1%
1990 11.17 -13.0%
1991 5.95 -46.7%
1992 4.63 -22.1%
1993 3.35 -27.6%
1994 4.88 +45.6%
1995 6.56 +34.2%
1996 4.96 -24.4%
1997 4.61 -7.1%
1998 2.51 -45.5%
1999 3.67 +46.1%
2000 4.87 +32.7%
2001 3.94 -19.1%
2002 3.7 -6.2%
2003 5.01 +35.6%
2004 9.57 +90.9%
2005 9.8 +2.4%
2006 17.35 +77.1%
2007 17.15 -1.1%
2008 13.83 -19.4%
2009 8.79 -36.4%
2010 11.99 +36.4%
2011 12.16 +1.5%
2012 9.05 -25.6%
2013 7.66 -15.4%
2014 6.88 -10.2%
2015 4.04 -41.2%
2016 3.21 -20.7%
2017 5.3 +65.4%
2018 5.84 +10.1%
2019 2.57 -56.0%
2020 5.49 +113.6%
2021 16.9 +208.1%

Chile compared with similar countries

  • Chile's 16.9 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1193, 141.8× the median. (82 countries reporting)
  • Chile's 16.9 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6644, 25.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 9.3 5.8 13.24 10
1980s 8.76 5.56 12.83 10
1990s 5.23 2.51 11.17 10
2000s 9.4 3.7 17.35 10
2010s 6.87 2.57 12.16 10
2020s 11.2 5.49 16.9 2

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 29 Solomon Islands 18.39 compare
  2. 30 Cape Verde 17.66 compare
  3. 31 United Arab Emirates 17.63 compare
  4. 33 New Caledonia 16.79 compare
  5. 34 Bahrain 16.64 compare
  6. 35 Mozambique 14.91 compare

See the full ranking of 211 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is natural resource rents in Chile?
Natural resource rents in Chile was 16.9 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest natural resource rents recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 17.35 in 2006.
What is the lowest natural resource rents recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 2.51 in 1998.
How does Chile rank for natural resource rents?
Chile ranks 32nd out of 211 countries with data for 2021.
Is natural resource rents rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is up 39.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Chile data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Natural resource rents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Natural resource rents
Source
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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