Total natural resource rents in Somalia
Somalia: Total natural resource rents was 11.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Total natural resource rents in Somalia, 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 Somalia stood at 11.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 36.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total natural resource rents in Somalia peaked at 19.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 1972.
Somalia ranks 46th of 211 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.4% | 3.6% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.8% | 6.3% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.5% | 13.5% | 13.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 16.5% | 10.7% | 19.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 11.3% | 11.2% | 11.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 43 Venezuela 11.8% compare
- 44 Kyrgyzstan 11.5% compare
- 45 Mauritania 11.4% compare
- 47 Guinea-Bissau 10.4% compare
- 48 Central African Republic 10.3% compare
- 49 Norway 10.0% compare
More reference data data for Somalia
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.06 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.3971 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.484 °C (2026)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 0 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Elected parliament 0 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 7 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.6624 °C (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total natural resource rents in Somalia?
- Total natural resource rents in Somalia was 11.2% 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest total natural resource rents recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 1972.
- How does Somalia rank for total natural resource rents?
- Somalia ranks 46th out of 211 countries with data for 2021.
- Is total natural resource rents rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia 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.