Data for 1980

Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP), 1980

Name: Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP), 1980
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1980, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP), 1980 covers 145 countries. Bahrain is highest, at 71.339; 11 countries share the lowest reading, 0.000. The middle country reads 3.803. Against 1979, 121 values changed (70 up, 51 down), 13 countries joined.

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Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP) · Data for 1980

HighestBahrain

71.339

Lowest11 countries share it

0.000

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end.

145countries
1measure
1980the year it describes
135distinct values17 decimals, as published
Sep 6, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP), 1980, as published. World Bank Group ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP), 1980: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
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1	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	71.339
2	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	70.467
3	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	69.673
4	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	69.229
5	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	67.844
6	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	59.900
7	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	55.424
8	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	55.282
9	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	44.657
10	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	42.327
11	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	37.783
12	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	34.826
13	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	34.494
14	Venezuela`VEN`South America	34.431
15	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	33.839
16	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	32.509
17	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	32.435
18	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	31.710
19	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	31.491
20	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	28.444
21	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	26.735
22	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	25.151
23	Guyana`GUY`South America	24.558
24	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	21.091
25	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	19.742
26	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	18.072
27	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	17.523
28	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	16.850
29	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	16.327
30	Peru`PER`South America	15.550
31	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	15.404
32	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	15.338
33	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	14.406
34	Suriname`SUR`South America	14.399
35	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	13.527
36	Bolivia`BOL`South America	11.697
37	Ecuador`ECU`South America	11.315
38	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	10.993
39	Mexico`MEX`Central America	10.690
40	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	10.666
41	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	10.640
42	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	10.487
43	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	10.132
44	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	10.092
45	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	10.078
46	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	9.920
47	Canada`CAN`Northern America	9.049
48	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	8.979
49	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	8.896
50	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	8.720
51	Chile`CHL`South America	8.715
52	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	8.327
53	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	7.654
54	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	7.312
55	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	7.273
56	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	6.987
57	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	6.976
58	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	6.347
59	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	6.327
60	Argentina`ARG`South America	6.311
61	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	6.024
62	United States`USA`Northern America	5.682
63	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	5.353
64	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	5.072
65	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	4.923
66	Colombia`COL`South America	4.870
67	Greenland`GRL`Northern America	4.865
68	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	4.443
69	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	4.368
70	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	4.318
71	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	4.189
72	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	4.142
73	Honduras`HND`Central America	3.803
74	Niger`NER`Western Africa	3.377
75	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	3.241
76	Paraguay`PRY`South America	3.151
77	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	3.121
78	India`IND`Southern Asia	2.876
79	Brazil`BRA`South America	2.771
80	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	2.740
81	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	2.704
82	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	2.660
83	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	2.650
84	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	2.560
85	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	2.486
86	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	2.311
87	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	2.271
88	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	2.032
89	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	1.955
90	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	1.932
91	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	1.846
92	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	1.737
93	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	1.467
94	Belize`BLZ`Central America	1.319
95	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	1.316
96	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	1.310
97	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	1.230
98	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	0.836
99	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	0.817
100	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	0.815
101	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	0.790
102	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.789
103	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	0.766
104	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	0.667
105	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	0.637
106	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	0.611
107	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.514
108	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.509
109	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	0.450
110	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	0.438
111	Uruguay`URY`South America	0.370
112	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	0.366
113	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	0.335
114	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.271
115	France`FRA`Western Europe	0.230
116	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	0.226
117	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.221
118	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	0.161
119	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	0.153
120	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0.149
121	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	0.145
122	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	0.138
123	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	0.121
124	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.101
125	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	0.095
126	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	0.058
127	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	0.055
128	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	0.052
129	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	0.048
130	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	0.047
131	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	0.005
132	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	0.003
133	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	0.002
134	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	0.001
=135	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	0.000
=135	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	0.000
=135	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	0.000
=135	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	0.000
=135	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	0.000
=135	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	0.000
=135	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	0.000
=135	Monaco`MCO`Western Europe	0.000
=135	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	0.000
=135	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	0.000
=135	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0.000

02In 1980

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Bahrain71.339
2Saudi Arabia70.467
3Qatar69.673
4Myanmar69.229
5Kuwait67.844

Lowest

135Seychellesshared0.000
135Puerto Ricoshared0.000
135Maltashared0.000
135Monacoshared0.000
135Liechtensteinshared0.000

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 3.803. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031979 → 1980

Since 1979

What changed between 1979 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+13 / −0countries joined / left
121values changed, of 132 in both
70 · 51rose · fell
11unchanged

Rose most

Uganda20.901 → 44.657+23.756
Mauritania8.544 → 17.523+8.979
Guinea-Bissau23.601 → 32.435+8.834
South Africa7.865 → 13.527+5.662
Myanmar65.382 → 69.229+3.847

Fell most

Oman79.741 → 55.424−24.316
Gabon56.677 → 34.826−21.851
Qatar87.050 → 69.673−17.377
Saudi Arabia87.285 → 70.467−16.818
Nigeria43.150 → 26.735−16.415

+ Angola

+ Bulgaria

+ Bahrain

+ Brunei

+ Bhutan

+ Switzerland

+ Comoros

+ Equatorial Guinea

+ Iraq

+ Kuwait

+ Saint Lucia

+ Maldives

+ Namibia

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

How values are stored

One year of the 2026 release
Every year in this series comes from World Bank Group’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 1980.
135 distinct values among 145
Values are stored exactly as published, to 17 decimals. 11 countries share 0.000. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
The position is ours
World Bank Group publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 145 countries has every column.

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World Bank Group (1980). Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP), 1980 [data set], describing 1980. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/natural-resources-rents/1980

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