Total natural resource rents in Senegal
Senegal: Total natural resource rents was 4.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Total natural resource rents in Senegal, 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 Senegal stood at 4.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 53.4% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total natural resource rents in Senegal peaked at 5.2% in 1977 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 1972.
Senegal ranks 80th of 211 countries on this measure, 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 | 2.9% | 1.3% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.3% | 1.5% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.4% | 1.7% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 2.0% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 2.8% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 2.9% | 4.4% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total natural resource rents in Senegal?
- Total natural resource rents in Senegal was 4.4% 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 1977.
- What is the lowest total natural resource rents recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 1972.
- How does Senegal rank for total natural resource rents?
- Senegal ranks 80th out of 211 countries with data for 2021.
- Is total natural resource rents rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal 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.