Data for 1994
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP), 1994
1994, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP), 1994 covers 183 countries. Iraq is highest, at 67.44300; 12 countries share the lowest reading, 0.00000. The middle country reads 1.83861. Against 1993, 169 values changed (83 up, 86 down), 3 countries joined.
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP) · Data for 1994
HighestIraq
67.44300Lowest12 countries share it
0.00000Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end.
01Position · derived
The table
Every country and every column of Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP), 1994, as published. World Bank Group ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 183 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IRQWestern Asia | 67.44300 |
| 2 | AZEWestern Asia | 44.59675 |
| 3 | AGOMiddle Africa | 43.63651 |
| 4 | GNQMiddle Africa | 40.77694 |
| 5 | COGMiddle Africa | 39.68257 |
| 6 | KWTWestern Asia | 37.72744 |
| 7 | YEMWestern Asia | 36.82569 |
| 8 | TKMCentral Asia | 34.17570 |
| 9 | GUYSouth America | 32.92973 |
| 10 | QATWestern Asia | 31.30308 |
| 11 | GABMiddle Africa | 30.59403 |
| 12 | OMNWestern Asia | 29.76696 |
| 13 | CPVWestern Africa | 28.72348 |
| 14 | SAUWestern Asia | 27.43488 |
| 15 | BRNSouth-eastern Asia | 26.06340 |
| 16 | IRNSouthern Asia | 25.80959 |
| 17 | NGAWestern Africa | 23.85510 |
| 18 | CODMiddle Africa | 23.56337 |
| 19 | ETHEastern Africa | 22.91789 |
| 20 | LBYNorthern Africa | 22.58092 |
| 21 | PNGMelanesia | 21.13154 |
| 22 | GNBWestern Africa | 19.00936 |
| 23 | UGAEastern Africa | 19.00344 |
| 24 | AREWestern Asia | 18.26348 |
| 25 | BHRWestern Asia | 18.23508 |
| 26 | MMRSouth-eastern Asia | 17.22759 |
| 27 | BDIEastern Africa | 17.06172 |
| 28 | DZANorthern Africa | 16.43384 |
| 29 | RWAEastern Africa | 16.23568 |
| 30 | VENSouth America | 16.21983 |
| 31 | MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 15.23843 |
| 32 | MWIEastern Africa | 13.69243 |
| 33 | GHAWestern Africa | 13.66693 |
| 34 | SURSouth America | 13.56761 |
| 35 | MOZEastern Africa | 13.45214 |
| 36 | GINWestern Africa | 12.99954 |
| 37 | TCDMiddle Africa | 12.19881 |
| 38 | MNGEastern Asia | 11.89372 |
| 39 | CAFMiddle Africa | 11.76659 |
| 40 | TZAEastern Africa | 11.61313 |
| 41 | BFAWestern Africa | 11.60331 |
| 42 | TTOCaribbean | 11.41749 |
| 43 | SLEWestern Africa | 11.36069 |
| 44 | TGOWestern Africa | 11.10600 |
| 45 | ZWEEastern Africa | 9.48703 |
| 46 | BENWestern Africa | 9.16849 |
| 47 | EGYNorthern Africa | 8.80666 |
| 48 | CMRMiddle Africa | 8.65495 |
| 49 | SLBMelanesia | 7.83655 |
| 50 | UZBCentral Asia | 7.74856 |
| 51 | NERWestern Africa | 7.56560 |
| 52 | RUSEastern Europe | 6.87371 |
| 53 | KHMSouth-eastern Asia | 6.74392 |
| 54 | VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 6.73817 |
| 55 | ECUSouth America | 6.69477 |
| 56 | NCLMelanesia | 6.66575 |
| 57 | MLIWestern Africa | 6.59511 |
| 58 | LAOSouth-eastern Asia | 6.43787 |
| 59 | KAZCentral Asia | 6.37064 |
| 60 | KENEastern Africa | 6.33780 |
| 61 | ERIEastern Africa | 6.08521 |
| 62 | SYRWestern Asia | 6.07803 |
| 63 | IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 5.81547 |
| 64 | ZMBEastern Africa | 5.46969 |
| 65 | MDGEastern Africa | 5.43387 |
| 66 | NORNorthern Europe | 5.41290 |
| 67 | BTNSouthern Asia | 5.36071 |
| 68 | CIVWestern Africa | 5.29951 |
| 69 | CHLSouth America | 4.88493 |
| 70 | ZAFSouthern Africa | 4.76625 |
| 71 | BOLSouth America | 4.41109 |
| 72 | JAMCaribbean | 4.40748 |
| 73 | SWZSouthern Africa | 4.05796 |
| 74 | MRTWestern Africa | 3.29866 |
| 75 | CHNEastern Asia | 3.28089 |
| 76 | PERSouth America | 3.01893 |
| 77 | LSOSouthern Africa | 2.92281 |
| 78 | TUNNorthern Africa | 2.89996 |
| 79 | ROUEastern Europe | 2.88461 |
| 80 | SENWestern Africa | 2.86762 |
| 81 | CANNorthern America | 2.48736 |
| 82 | COLSouth America | 2.41695 |
| 83 | GMBWestern Africa | 2.37221 |
| 84 | CRICentral America | 2.36855 |
| 85 | HNDCentral America | 2.27035 |
| 86 | PRYSouth America | 2.24462 |
| 87 | MEXCentral America | 2.17600 |
| 88 | UKREastern Europe | 2.16005 |
| 89 | INDSouthern Asia | 2.10944 |
| 90 | AUSAustralia and New Zealand | 2.06192 |
| 91 | BLREastern Europe | 1.92293 |
| 92 | ALBSouthern Europe | 1.83861 |
| 93 | KGZCentral Asia | 1.82218 |
| 94 | WSMPolynesia | 1.71614 |
| 95 | NZLAustralia and New Zealand | 1.67926 |
| 96 | BWASouthern Africa | 1.62952 |
| 97 | NICCentral America | 1.62283 |
| 98 | FJIMelanesia | 1.54786 |
| 99 | BRASouth America | 1.37320 |
| 100 | GTMCentral America | 1.34834 |
| 101 | NPLSouthern Asia | 1.20003 |
| 102 | HTICaribbean | 1.18849 |
| 103 | PAKSouthern Asia | 1.09863 |
| 104 | BGREastern Europe | 1.09499 |
| 105 | COMEastern Africa | 1.09161 |
| 106 | ARGSouth America | 1.03762 |
| 107 | POLEastern Europe | 0.96450 |
| 108 | VUTMelanesia | 0.87019 |
| 109 | DOMCaribbean | 0.79331 |
| 110 | USANorthern America | 0.76158 |
| 111 | CUBCaribbean | 0.74904 |
| 112 | THASouth-eastern Asia | 0.73782 |
| 113 | CZEEastern Europe | 0.72857 |
| 114 | HUNEastern Europe | 0.62706 |
| 115 | GBRNorthern Europe | 0.61281 |
| 116 | GRLNorthern America | 0.60645 |
| 117 | BGDSouthern Asia | 0.60006 |
| 118 | PHLSouth-eastern Asia | 0.58210 |
| 119 | NAMSouthern Africa | 0.56960 |
| 120 | SLVCentral America | 0.56741 |
| 121 | SVKEastern Europe | 0.53644 |
| 122 | FINNorthern Europe | 0.53585 |
| 123 | TJKCentral Asia | 0.50099 |
| 124 | ARMWestern Asia | 0.46430 |
| 125 | MKDSouthern Europe | 0.46009 |
| 126 | DJIEastern Africa | 0.41864 |
| 127 | MARNorthern Africa | 0.39831 |
| 128 | BLZCentral America | 0.39741 |
| 129 | TURWestern Asia | 0.39647 |
| 130 | URYSouth America | 0.37558 |
| 131 | SWENorthern Europe | 0.36446 |
| 132 | DNKNorthern Europe | 0.35498 |
| 133 | LKASouthern Asia | 0.34441 |
| 134 | NLDWestern Europe | 0.30627 |
| 135 | PRTSouthern Europe | 0.27505 |
| 136 | GEOWestern Asia | 0.26496 |
| 137 | BIHSouthern Europe | 0.24861 |
| 138 | BRBCaribbean | 0.22383 |
| 139 | PANCentral America | 0.19057 |
| 140 | JORWestern Asia | 0.14867 |
| 141 | AUTWestern Europe | 0.12514 |
| 142 | IRLNorthern Europe | 0.11267 |
| 143 | SYCEastern Africa | 0.10200 |
| 144 | BHSCaribbean | 0.08239 |
| 145 | GRCSouthern Europe | 0.07128 |
| 146 | FRAWestern Europe | 0.07124 |
| 147 | ESPSouthern Europe | 0.06930 |
| 148 | DEUWestern Europe | 0.06182 |
| 149 | TONPolynesia | 0.05839 |
| 150 | ITASouthern Europe | 0.05779 |
| 151 | KIRMicronesia | 0.04823 |
| 152 | DMACaribbean | 0.03318 |
| 153 | VCTCaribbean | 0.03101 |
| 154 | BELWestern Europe | 0.02331 |
| 155 | LUXWestern Europe | 0.02002 |
| 156 | MUSEastern Africa | 0.01965 |
| 157 | CHEWestern Europe | 0.01955 |
| 158 | JPNEastern Asia | 0.01828 |
| 159 | KOREastern Asia | 0.01824 |
| 160 | LIEWestern Europe | 0.01414 |
| 161 | LCACaribbean | 0.01305 |
| 162 | MDVSouthern Asia | 0.01037 |
| 163 | FSMMicronesia | 0.01025 |
| 164 | CYPWestern Asia | 0.00960 |
| 165 | LBNWestern Asia | 0.00803 |
| 166 | SDNNorthern Africa | 0.00256 |
| 167 | MACEastern Asia | 0.00175 |
| 168 | PYFPolynesia | 0.00125 |
| 169 | ABWCaribbean | 0.00094 |
| 170 | HKGEastern Asia | 0.00087 |
| 171 | SGPSouth-eastern Asia | 0.00074 |
| =172 | ANDSouthern Europe | 0.00000 |
| =172 | ATGCaribbean | 0.00000 |
| =172 | BMUNorthern America | 0.00000 |
| =172 | GRDCaribbean | 0.00000 |
| =172 | ISLNorthern Europe | 0.00000 |
| =172 | MLTSouthern Europe | 0.00000 |
| =172 | MHLMicronesia | 0.00000 |
| =172 | MCOWestern Europe | 0.00000 |
| =172 | PSEWestern Asia | 0.00000 |
| =172 | PRICaribbean | 0.00000 |
| =172 | KNACaribbean | 0.00000 |
| =172 | TUVPolynesia | 0.00000 |
02In 1994
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
- 1
Iraq67.44300
- 2
Azerbaijan44.59675
- 3
Angola43.63651
- 4
Equatorial Guinea40.77694
- 5
Republic of the Congo39.68257
Lowest
- 172
Tuvalushared0.00000
- 172
Palestineshared0.00000
- 172
Puerto Ricoshared0.00000
- 172
Maltashared0.00000
- 172
Marshall Islandsshared0.00000
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 1.83861. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
031993 → 1994
Since 1993
What changed between 1993 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +3 / −0countries joined / left
- 169values changed, of 180 in both
- 83 · 86rose · fell
- 11unchanged
Rose most
Yemen20.77922 → 36.82569+16.04647
Equatorial Guinea26.59006 → 40.77694+14.18688
DR Congo10.71546 → 23.56337+12.84791
Rwanda4.95507 → 16.23568+11.28061
Ethiopia14.69157 → 22.91789+8.22632
Fell most
Nigeria34.26950 → 23.85510−10.41440
Turkmenistan42.47203 → 34.17570−8.29633
Iran30.84211 → 25.80959−5.03251
United Arab Emirates22.15052 → 18.26348−3.88704
Bahrain21.48392 → 18.23508−3.24884
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
Read before you use
What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.
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 1994.
172 distinct values among 183
Values are stored exactly as published, to 18 decimals. 12 countries share 0.00000. 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 183 countries has every column.
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World Bank Group (1994). Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP), 1994 [data set], describing 1994. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/natural-resources-rents/1994
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07Questions
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP), 1994: questions and answers
Which country has the highest natural resource rents in Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP), 1994?
Iraq, at 67.44300, of the 183 countries in the file.
What year does Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP), 1994 describe?
1994.
How many countries does Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP), 1994 cover?
183.
Where can I download Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP), 1994?
On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.
Is Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP), 1994 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP), 2021.