Total natural resource rents in Madagascar
Madagascar: Total natural resource rents was 5.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Total natural resource rents in Madagascar, 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 Madagascar stood at 5.5%.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total natural resource rents in Madagascar peaked at 8.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 1974.
That places Madagascar 70th out of 211 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.5% | 1.5% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.0% | 2.1% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.6% | 3.5% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.1% | 2.8% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 4.7% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 5.5% | 5.7% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total natural resource rents in Madagascar?
- Total natural resource rents in Madagascar was 5.5% 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest total natural resource rents recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 1974.
- How does Madagascar rank for total natural resource rents?
- Madagascar ranks 70th out of 211 countries with data for 2021.
- Is total natural resource rents rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.