Total natural resource rents in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: Total natural resource rents was 4.7% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Total natural resource rents in Cote d'Ivoire, 1970–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2021, total natural resource rents in Cote d'Ivoire stood at 4.7%.
The figure is up 82.7% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total natural resource rents in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 7.5% in 1973 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 1999.
That places Cote d'Ivoire 78th out of 211 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Total natural resource rents in Cote d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.9% | — |
| 1971 | 5.6% | -4.0% |
| 1972 | 6.2% | +10.6% |
| 1973 | 7.5% | +19.4% |
| 1974 | 7.0% | -6.5% |
| 1975 | 5.7% | -17.7% |
| 1976 | 5.8% | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 5.3% | -9.4% |
| 1978 | 4.3% | -18.1% |
| 1979 | 4.8% | +10.5% |
| 1980 | 4.9% | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 4.5% | -7.6% |
| 1982 | 5.5% | +21.3% |
| 1983 | 5.7% | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 5.3% | -8.2% |
| 1985 | 4.6% | -13.1% |
| 1986 | 3.6% | -22.2% |
| 1987 | 3.3% | -7.6% |
| 1988 | 2.8% | -14.5% |
| 1989 | 2.9% | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 4.1% | +39.2% |
| 1991 | 3.5% | -15.0% |
| 1992 | 3.5% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 3.4% | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 5.3% | +56.4% |
| 1995 | 5.2% | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 3.1% | -39.8% |
| 1997 | 2.8% | -10.0% |
| 1998 | 2.5% | -11.8% |
| 1999 | 2.2% | -9.6% |
| 2000 | 2.9% | +28.3% |
| 2001 | 2.3% | -18.9% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 2.6% | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 3.7% | +48.9% |
| 2006 | 5.6% | +50.9% |
| 2007 | 5.0% | -11.0% |
| 2008 | 5.6% | +11.6% |
| 2009 | 3.9% | -30.4% |
| 2010 | 4.3% | +11.8% |
| 2011 | 5.5% | +27.8% |
| 2012 | 5.4% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 4.2% | -22.6% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | -17.7% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | -10.1% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 2.6% | -12.4% |
| 2021 | 4.7% | +82.7% |
Cote d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Cote d'Ivoire's 4.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.4%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cote d'Ivoire's 4.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.7%, 62% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total natural resource rents in Cote d'Ivoire changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +82.7% | 2.6% | 4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.8% | 4.3% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.3% | 2.8% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.5% | 2.2% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 2.3% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 3.0% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 2.6% | 4.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cote d'Ivoire
More reference data data for Cote d'Ivoire
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2383 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1744 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.799 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.8419 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 9.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9495 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total natural resource rents in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Total natural resource rents in Cote d'Ivoire was 4.7% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total natural resource rents recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 7.5% in 1973.
- What is the lowest total natural resource rents recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 1999.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for total natural resource rents?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 78th out of 211 countries with data for 2021.
- Is total natural resource rents rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cote d'Ivoire data come from?
- The figures come from The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Total natural resource rents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.