# Mineral rents by nation — world ranking

Mineral rents ranked across 178 nations, highest to lowest. DR Congo highest at 28.8% (2021). Each figure carries its publisher and observation year.

Canonical: https://terralore.co/rankings/mineral-rents
Updated: 2026-08-10 (the resources domain's last refresh)

Definition: Value of mineral production minus extraction cost, as a share of GDP.
Unit: % of GDP. Ordered highest to lowest — a ranking of figures, not a grading of nations. Ties share a rank.

Note: this table mixes vintages — each publisher carries a nation's latest available year, so observations run from 2011 to 2021. Every row shows its own.

## Ranking (178 nations)

| Rank | Nation | Value | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DR Congo | 28.8% | 2021 |
| 2 | Zambia | 28.2% | 2021 |
| 3 | Mongolia | 26.6% | 2021 |
| 4 | Eritrea | 24.6% | 2011 |
| 5 | New Caledonia | 16.8% | 2021 |
| 6 | Chile | 16.2% | 2021 |
| 7 | Mali | 16.2% | 2021 |
| 8 | Burkina Faso | 15.5% | 2021 |
| 9 | Papua New Guinea | 14.4% | 2021 |
| 10 | Peru | 12.1% | 2021 |
| 11 | Kyrgyzstan | 11.2% | 2021 |
| 12 | Australia | 10.5% | 2021 |
| 13 | Mauritania | 9.6% | 2021 |
| 14 | Guyana | 9.4% | 2021 |
| 15 | Kazakhstan | 9.1% | 2021 |
| 16 | Uzbekistan | 8.5% | 2021 |
| 17 | Tajikistan | 7.1% | 2021 |
| 18 | Armenia | 6.8% | 2021 |
| 19 | Sudan | 6.6% | 2021 |
| 20 | Bolivia | 5.9% | 2021 |
| 21 | Liberia | 5.4% | 2021 |
| 22 | Ukraine | 5.3% | 2021 |
| 23 | Ghana | 5.2% | 2021 |
| 24 | Togo | 4.9% | 2021 |
| 25 | Brazil | 4.5% | 2021 |
| 26 | Zimbabwe | 4.2% | 2021 |
| 27 | Tanzania | 4.0% | 2021 |
| 28 | Laos | 3.9% | 2021 |
| 29 | South Africa | 3.8% | 2021 |
| 30 | Panama | 3.6% | 2021 |
| 31 | Iran | 3.4% | 2021 |
| 32 | Namibia | 3.2% | 2021 |
| 33 | Senegal | 2.9% | 2021 |
| 34 | Nicaragua | 2.7% | 2021 |
| 35 | Ivory Coast | 2.5% | 2021 |
| 36 | Russia | 2.1% | 2021 |
| 37 | Dominican Republic | 2.0% | 2021 |
| 38 | Myanmar | 2.0% | 2021 |
| 39 | Indonesia | 1.9% | 2021 |
| 40 | Philippines | 1.5% | 2021 |
| 41 | Mexico | 1.4% | 2021 |
| 42 | India | 1.3% | 2021 |
| 43 | Georgia | 1.3% | 2021 |
| 44 | Canada | 1.2% | 2021 |
| 45 | Fiji | 1.1% | 2021 |
| 46 | Guatemala | 1.1% | 2021 |
| 47 | Sweden | 1.0% | 2021 |
| 48 | Colombia | 0.9% | 2021 |
| 49 | Niger | 0.8% | 2021 |
| 50 | Central African Republic | 0.8% | 2021 |
| 51 | Serbia | 0.7% | 2021 |
| 52 | Türkiye | 0.6% | 2021 |
| 53 | Bulgaria | 0.6% | 2021 |
| 54 | Argentina | 0.6% | 2021 |
| 55 | Kosovo | 0.5% | 2021 |
| 56 | China | 0.5% | 2021 |
| 57 | Poland | 0.5% | 2021 |
| 58 | Honduras | 0.4% | 2021 |
| 59 | Azerbaijan | 0.3% | 2021 |
| 60 | Morocco | 0.3% | 2021 |
| 61 | Ethiopia | 0.3% | 2021 |
| 62 | Cuba | 0.2% | 2020 |
| 63 | Botswana | 0.2% | 2021 |
| 64 | Sierra Leone | 0.2% | 2021 |
| 65 | Albania | 0.2% | 2021 |
| 66 | Saudi Arabia | 0.2% | 2021 |
| 67 | Portugal | 0.1% | 2021 |
| 68 | Mozambique | 0.1% | 2021 |
| 69 | Finland | 0.1% | 2021 |
| 70 | Venezuela | 0.1% | 2014 |
| 71 | Vietnam | 0.1% | 2021 |
| 72 | United States | 0.1% | 2021 |
| 73 | Spain | 0.1% | 2021 |
| 74 | New Zealand | 0.1% | 2021 |
| 75 | Bhutan | 0.1% | 2021 |
| 76 | Pakistan | 0.1% | 2021 |
| 77 | Greece | 0.1% | 2021 |
| 78 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 79 | Ireland | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 80 | Romania | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 81 | Gabon | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 82 | Montenegro | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 83 | South Sudan | 0.0% | 2015 |
| 84 | Uruguay | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 85 | Cyprus | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 86 | Slovakia | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 87 | Nigeria | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 88 | Japan | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 89 | Kenya | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 90 | Malawi | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 91 | Algeria | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 92 | South Korea | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 93 | United Kingdom | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 94 | Afghanistan | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 94 | Andorra | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 94 | Angola | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 94 | Austria | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 94 | Bahamas | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 94 | Bangladesh | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 94 | Belarus | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 94 | Belgium | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 94 | Belize | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 94 | Benin | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 94 | Brunei | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 94 | Burundi | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 94 | Cambodia | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 94 | Cameroon | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 94 | Cape Verde | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 94 | Chad | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 94 | Comoros | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 94 | Congo | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 94 | Costa Rica | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 94 | Croatia | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 94 | Czechia | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 94 | Denmark | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 94 | Djibouti | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 94 | Ecuador | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 94 | Egypt | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 94 | El Salvador | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 94 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 94 | Estonia | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 94 | Eswatini | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 94 | France | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 94 | Gambia | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 94 | Germany | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 94 | Greenland | 0.0% | 2020 |
| 94 | Guinea | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 94 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 94 | Haiti | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 94 | Hungary | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 94 | Iceland | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 94 | Iraq | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 94 | Italy | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 94 | Jamaica | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 94 | Jordan | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 94 | Kuwait | 0.0% | 2020 |
| 94 | Latvia | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 94 | Lebanon | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 94 | Lesotho | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 94 | Libya | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 94 | Liechtenstein | 0.0% | 2020 |
| 94 | Lithuania | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 94 | Luxembourg | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 94 | Madagascar | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 94 | Malaysia | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 94 | Malta | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 94 | Mauritius | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 94 | Moldova | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 94 | Monaco | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 94 | Nepal | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 94 | Netherlands | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 94 | North Macedonia | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 94 | Norway | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 94 | Oman | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 94 | Palestine | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 94 | Paraguay | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 94 | Puerto Rico | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 94 | Qatar | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 94 | Rwanda | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 94 | San Marino | 0.0% | 2020 |
| 94 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 94 | Seychelles | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 94 | Slovenia | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 94 | Solomon Islands | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 94 | Somalia | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 94 | Sri Lanka | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 94 | Suriname | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 94 | Switzerland | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 94 | Syria | 0.0% | 2020 |
| 94 | Thailand | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 94 | Timor-Leste | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 94 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 94 | Tunisia | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 94 | Turkmenistan | 0.0% | 2019 |
| 94 | Uganda | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 94 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 94 | Vanuatu | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 94 | Yemen | 0.0% | 2018 |

## No data (8 nations)

These nations publish no figure for this indicator in the sources below. Absence is a fact about the world's statistical apparatus, not a zero — they are not ranked.

- Antarctica — Antarctica has no permanent population and no national government — it is administered under the Antarctic Treaty. No statistical agency compiles national indicators for it, so there is nothing here to report.
- Falkland Islands — The Falkland Islands are a British Overseas Territory, administered by the United Kingdom; sovereignty is disputed by Argentina. They are not a separate reporting entity in World Bank datasets.
- French Southern and Antarctic Lands — The French Southern and Antarctic Lands have no permanent civilian population. They are administered from Réunion as an overseas territory of France and are not a separate reporting entity in international datasets.
- North Korea
- Northern Cyprus — Northern Cyprus is recognised as a state by Türkiye alone. It is not a member of the United Nations or the World Bank, and does not appear as a separate entity in the datasets these indicators are drawn from.
- Somaliland — Somaliland declared independence in 1991 and has not been recognised by the United Nations or any member state. Where its figures are collected at all, they are reported within Somalia's.
- Taiwan — Taiwan is not a member of the United Nations, and is excluded from the World Bank and UN series that supply most of this dossier. Its own statistical agencies publish extensively.
- Vatican City — Vatican City has a resident population of a few hundred and does not compile the economic and social series these indicators are drawn from.

## Sources

- World Development Indicators — World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-06-14 · https://data.worldbank.org

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