Data for 1983

Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP), 1983

Name: Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP), 1983
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1983, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP), 1983 covers 150 countries. Kuwait is highest, at 42.8673; 13 countries share the lowest reading, 0.0000. The middle country reads 2.6775. Against 1982, 137 values changed (49 up, 88 down), 1 country joined.

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Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP) · Data for 1983

HighestKuwait

42.8673

Lowest13 countries share it

0.0000

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

150countries
1measure
1983the year it describes
138distinct values18 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), 1983, 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), 1983: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
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1	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	42.8673
2	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	41.7738
3	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	38.7641
4	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	34.9687
5	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	33.1713
6	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	32.6732
7	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	32.2436
8	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	29.7256
9	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	25.8643
10	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	24.2798
11	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	20.8524
12	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	20.6250
13	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	20.4232
14	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	20.1874
15	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	20.0856
16	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	19.2387
17	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	18.6778
18	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	18.4955
19	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	18.1008
20	Guyana`GUY`South America	17.9847
21	Venezuela`VEN`South America	17.0995
22	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	16.2395
23	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	14.0181
24	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	13.4511
25	Mexico`MEX`Central America	12.9027
26	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	12.6162
27	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	12.3247
28	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	12.2937
29	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	11.3515
30	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	11.0888
31	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	10.6706
32	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	10.6667
33	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	10.6598
34	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	10.2813
35	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	10.0367
36	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	10.0342
37	Peru`PER`South America	9.8582
38	Suriname`SUR`South America	9.5945
39	Ecuador`ECU`South America	9.3141
40	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	9.2343
41	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	9.2312
42	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	9.2074
43	Chile`CHL`South America	9.1624
44	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	9.1054
45	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	9.0376
46	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	8.2112
47	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	7.8788
48	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	7.0277
49	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	6.8299
50	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	6.6135
51	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	6.5429
52	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	6.4689
53	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	6.0594
54	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	5.9103
55	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	5.7999
56	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	5.7341
57	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	5.7215
58	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	5.0794
59	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	4.9618
60	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	4.9243
61	Bolivia`BOL`South America	4.6981
62	Canada`CAN`Northern America	4.2815
63	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	4.2392
64	Niger`NER`Western Africa	4.1898
65	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	4.1845
66	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	3.5222
67	Brazil`BRA`South America	3.5133
68	India`IND`Southern Asia	3.4982
69	Colombia`COL`South America	3.4275
70	Argentina`ARG`South America	3.2735
71	Honduras`HND`Central America	2.8390
72	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	2.8004
73	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	2.7255
74	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	2.7156
75	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	2.6792
76	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	2.6758
77	United States`USA`Northern America	2.6667
78	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	2.5538
79	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	2.5113
80	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	2.4901
81	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	2.4046
82	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	2.3032
83	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	2.1955
84	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	2.1466
85	Paraguay`PRY`South America	2.1042
86	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	1.5556
87	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	1.4928
88	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	1.2589
89	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	1.2310
90	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	1.2203
91	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	1.1098
92	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	1.0924
93	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	1.0903
94	Belize`BLZ`Central America	0.9831
95	Greenland`GRL`Northern America	0.9462
96	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	0.9262
97	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	0.8379
98	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	0.8114
99	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	0.7930
100	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	0.6861
101	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	0.6543
102	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	0.6393
103	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	0.6190
104	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	0.5706
105	Uruguay`URY`South America	0.5613
106	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	0.5421
107	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.5409
108	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	0.5300
109	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	0.4495
110	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.4381
111	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	0.4358
112	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.4321
113	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	0.4121
114	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	0.3119
115	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.2952
116	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	0.2922
117	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	0.1986
118	France`FRA`Western Europe	0.1928
119	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	0.1592
120	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.1459
121	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	0.1409
122	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	0.1055
123	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0.0852
124	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	0.0721
125	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	0.0629
126	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	0.0613
127	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	0.0587
128	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	0.0490
129	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.0440
130	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	0.0377
131	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	0.0334
132	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	0.0301
133	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	0.0028
134	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	0.0019
135	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	0.0014
136	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	0.0012
137	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	0.0008
=138	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	0.0000
=138	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	0.0000
=138	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	0.0000
=138	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	0.0000
=138	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	0.0000
=138	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	0.0000
=138	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	0.0000
=138	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	0.0000
=138	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	0.0000
=138	Monaco`MCO`Western Europe	0.0000
=138	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	0.0000
=138	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	0.0000
=138	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0.0000

02In 1983

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Kuwait42.8673
2Oman41.7738
3Qatar38.7641
4Saudi Arabia34.9687
5Brunei33.1713

Lowest

138Seychellesshared0.0000
138Puerto Ricoshared0.0000
138Maltashared0.0000
138Marshall Islandsshared0.0000
138Monacoshared0.0000

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 2.6775. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031982 → 1983

Since 1982

What changed between 1982 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+1 / −0countries joined / left
137values changed, of 149 in both
49 · 88rose · fell
12unchanged

Rose most

Republic of the Congo9.9109 → 20.1874+10.2765
Kuwait32.6928 → 42.8673+10.1745
Gabon9.2879 → 18.6778+9.3899
Brunei24.4443 → 33.1713+8.7270
Angola5.5240 → 12.2937+6.7696

Fell most

Guyana34.1639 → 17.9847−16.1792
Uganda31.2140 → 20.0856−11.1284
Guinea-Bissau25.9100 → 18.1008−7.8092
Ethiopia18.1721 → 10.6706−7.5015
Equatorial Guinea33.3648 → 25.8643−7.5005

+ Micronesia

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 1983.
138 distinct values among 150
Values are stored exactly as published, to 18 decimals. 13 countries share 0.0000. 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 150 countries has every column.

05The files

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World Bank Group (1983). Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP), 1983 [data set], describing 1983. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/natural-resources-rents/1983

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