Total natural resource rents in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Total natural resource rents was 26.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Total natural resource rents in Kazakhstan, 1990–2021
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
The most recent figure for total natural resource rents in Kazakhstan is 26.8%, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 109.0% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total natural resource rents in Kazakhstan peaked at 33.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 1998.
Kazakhstan ranks 17th of 211 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.0% | 3.4% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.3% | 21.0% | 33.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.9% | 9.3% | 25.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.8% | 12.8% | 26.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
- 14 Papua New Guinea 27.4% compare
- 15 Qatar 27.3% compare
- 16 Eritrea 27.0% compare
- 18 Saudi Arabia 25.6% compare
- 19 Brunei 24.3% compare
- 20 Equatorial Guinea 23.5% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total natural resource rents in Kazakhstan?
- Total natural resource rents in Kazakhstan was 26.8% 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 Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 33.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest total natural resource rents recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 1998.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for total natural resource rents?
- Kazakhstan ranks 17th out of 211 countries with data for 2021.
- Is total natural resource rents rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kazakhstan 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.