Total natural resource rents in Ghana
Ghana: Total natural resource rents was 13.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Total natural resource rents in Ghana, 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
Ghana recorded 13.3% for total natural resource rents in 2021.
The figure is up 57.3% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total natural resource rents in Ghana peaked at 16.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 1971.
That places Ghana 39th out of 211 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.0% | 2.3% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.3% | 4.3% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.3% | 6.4% | 13.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.6% | 7.6% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.4% | 8.6% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 8.5% | 13.3% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total natural resource rents in Ghana?
- Total natural resource rents in Ghana was 13.3% 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 16.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest total natural resource rents recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 1971.
- How does Ghana rank for total natural resource rents?
- Ghana ranks 39th out of 211 countries with data for 2021.
- Is total natural resource rents rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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.