Data for 2011
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP), 2011
2011, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP), 2011 covers 210 countries. Kuwait is highest, at 59.06970; 22 countries share the lowest reading, 0.00000. The middle country reads 2.62926. Against 2010, 188 values changed (153 up, 35 down), 3 countries joined.
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP) · Data for 2011
HighestKuwait
59.06970Lowest22 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), 2011, 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 210 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KWTWestern Asia | 59.06970 |
| 2 | COGMiddle Africa | 51.84373 |
| 3 | SSDEastern Africa | 51.78686 |
| 4 | IRQWestern Asia | 51.19454 |
| 5 | SAUWestern Asia | 50.20364 |
| 6 | OMNWestern Asia | 43.27381 |
| 7 | MNGEastern Asia | 42.21665 |
| 8 | CPVWestern Africa | 40.13410 |
| 9 | GABMiddle Africa | 39.14599 |
| 10 | AGOMiddle Africa | 39.02268 |
| 11 | GNQMiddle Africa | 37.68416 |
| 12 | LBYNorthern Africa | 37.56173 |
| 13 | QATWestern Asia | 36.71824 |
| 14 | TKMCentral Asia | 34.27843 |
| 15 | AZEWestern Asia | 32.87865 |
| 16 | SURSouth America | 31.93356 |
| 17 | MRTWestern Africa | 30.85044 |
| 18 | AREWestern Asia | 29.77896 |
| 19 | BRNSouth-eastern Asia | 29.60862 |
| 20 | CODMiddle Africa | 28.88305 |
| 21 | DZANorthern Africa | 28.58129 |
| 22 | TCDMiddle Africa | 28.16881 |
| 23 | BHRWestern Asia | 26.99494 |
| 24 | ERIEastern Africa | 26.95626 |
| 25 | PNGMelanesia | 26.26809 |
| 26 | YEMWestern Asia | 25.93958 |
| 27 | KAZCentral Asia | 25.76882 |
| 28 | IRNSouthern Asia | 25.34615 |
| 29 | BDIEastern Africa | 24.98916 |
| 30 | VENSouth America | 24.47534 |
| 31 | LBRWestern Africa | 23.27297 |
| 32 | TTOCaribbean | 21.19021 |
| 33 | SYRWestern Asia | 20.35361 |
| 34 | SLBMelanesia | 19.90271 |
| 35 | UZBCentral Asia | 19.06734 |
| 36 | GINWestern Africa | 18.19951 |
| 37 | TGOWestern Africa | 17.92481 |
| 38 | NGAWestern Africa | 17.55390 |
| 39 | ETHEastern Africa | 17.42825 |
| 40 | ZMBEastern Africa | 17.42373 |
| 41 | SDNNorthern Africa | 16.77591 |
| 42 | ECUSouth America | 16.57738 |
| 43 | GUYSouth America | 16.53177 |
| 44 | RUSEastern Europe | 16.26756 |
| 45 | GHAWestern Africa | 16.07069 |
| 46 | LAOSouth-eastern Asia | 15.27228 |
| 47 | BOLSouth America | 14.00110 |
| 48 | BFAWestern Africa | 13.63619 |
| 49 | GNBWestern Africa | 13.24878 |
| 50 | PERSouth America | 12.76659 |
| 51 | EGYNorthern Africa | 12.33884 |
| 52 | CHLSouth America | 12.16452 |
| 53 | MOZEastern Africa | 11.37095 |
| 54 | SLEWestern Africa | 10.98696 |
| 55 | KGZCentral Asia | 10.20343 |
| 56 | NORNorthern Europe | 10.03239 |
| 57 | MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 9.94491 |
| 58 | COLSouth America | 9.86049 |
| 59 | UGAEastern Africa | 9.15621 |
| 60 | VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 9.06944 |
| 61 | MLIWestern Africa | 8.91012 |
| 62 | AUSAustralia and New Zealand | 8.72352 |
| 63 | IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 8.56311 |
| 64 | CAFMiddle Africa | 8.45050 |
| 65 | CMRMiddle Africa | 8.16417 |
| 66 | NERWestern Africa | 8.14771 |
| 67 | UKREastern Europe | 7.90826 |
| 68 | ZWEEastern Africa | 7.87939 |
| 69 | ZAFSouthern Africa | 7.81466 |
| 70 | CHNEastern Asia | 7.68520 |
| 71 | MARNorthern Africa | 7.44007 |
| 72 | MMRSouth-eastern Asia | 7.36146 |
| 73 | TZAEastern Africa | 7.33646 |
| 74 | MEXCentral America | 7.12686 |
| 75 | RWAEastern Africa | 6.99566 |
| 76 | TUNNorthern Africa | 6.26002 |
| 77 | MWIEastern Africa | 5.97688 |
| 78 | MDGEastern Africa | 5.89544 |
| 79 | BLZCentral America | 5.75130 |
| 80 | POLEastern Europe | 5.71416 |
| 81 | CIVWestern Africa | 5.53240 |
| 82 | INDSouthern Asia | 5.30508 |
| 83 | NICCentral America | 5.12065 |
| 84 | BTNSouthern Asia | 4.92099 |
| 85 | GMBWestern Africa | 4.46744 |
| 86 | BRASouth America | 4.33687 |
| 87 | NCLMelanesia | 4.13080 |
| 88 | VIRCaribbean | 4.10473 |
| 89 | LSOSouthern Africa | 3.88951 |
| 90 | ARGSouth America | 3.88650 |
| 91 | STPMiddle Africa | 3.82222 |
| 92 | SENWestern Africa | 3.64959 |
| 93 | BIHSouthern Europe | 3.52625 |
| 94 | BENWestern Africa | 3.47893 |
| 95 | SRBSouthern Europe | 3.35045 |
| 96 | JORWestern Asia | 3.31767 |
| 97 | THASouth-eastern Asia | 3.14710 |
| 98 | KHMSouth-eastern Asia | 3.05095 |
| 99 | KENEastern Africa | 2.94319 |
| 100 | CUBCaribbean | 2.92695 |
| 101 | ARMWestern Asia | 2.92346 |
| 102 | ALBSouthern Europe | 2.89850 |
| 103 | GTMCentral America | 2.86197 |
| 104 | PHLSouth-eastern Asia | 2.84367 |
| 105 | SWZSouthern Africa | 2.64276 |
| 106 | PAKSouthern Asia | 2.61576 |
| 107 | CANNorthern America | 2.59347 |
| 108 | XKXSouthern Europe | 2.41956 |
| 109 | ROUEastern Europe | 2.28818 |
| 110 | JAMCaribbean | 2.25616 |
| 111 | NZLAustralia and New Zealand | 2.19427 |
| 112 | BGREastern Europe | 2.14267 |
| 113 | NAMSouthern Africa | 2.07194 |
| 114 | TJKCentral Asia | 2.03753 |
| 115 | FJIMelanesia | 1.96317 |
| 116 | GEOWestern Asia | 1.89852 |
| 117 | BWASouthern Africa | 1.89429 |
| 118 | ESTNorthern Europe | 1.78519 |
| 119 | HNDCentral America | 1.70448 |
| 120 | SWENorthern Europe | 1.69577 |
| 121 | PRYSouth America | 1.67188 |
| 122 | BLREastern Europe | 1.65410 |
| 123 | DNKNorthern Europe | 1.63538 |
| 124 | COMEastern Africa | 1.63354 |
| 125 | BGDSouthern Asia | 1.58943 |
| 126 | MNESouthern Europe | 1.44369 |
| 127 | URYSouth America | 1.43709 |
| 128 | LVANorthern Europe | 1.33277 |
| 129 | MKDSouthern Europe | 1.31901 |
| 130 | HRVSouthern Europe | 1.29394 |
| 131 | CRICentral America | 1.26385 |
| 132 | USANorthern America | 1.23503 |
| 133 | TURWestern Asia | 1.15599 |
| 134 | NPLSouthern Asia | 1.11680 |
| 135 | GBRNorthern Europe | 1.07545 |
| 136 | CZEEastern Europe | 1.07009 |
| 137 | NLDWestern Europe | 1.02063 |
| 138 | DJIEastern Africa | 0.88846 |
| 139 | VUTMelanesia | 0.84435 |
| 140 | AFGSouthern Asia | 0.83639 |
| 141 | SLVCentral America | 0.83236 |
| 142 | HUNEastern Europe | 0.67555 |
| 143 | LTUNorthern Europe | 0.55272 |
| 144 | FINNorthern Europe | 0.53265 |
| 145 | HTICaribbean | 0.53025 |
| 146 | WSMPolynesia | 0.47915 |
| 147 | BRBCaribbean | 0.47826 |
| 148 | SVNSouthern Europe | 0.35990 |
| 149 | SVKEastern Europe | 0.35987 |
| 150 | GRCSouthern Europe | 0.35743 |
| 151 | DOMCaribbean | 0.34021 |
| 152 | ISRWestern Asia | 0.28063 |
| 153 | PANCentral America | 0.26987 |
| 154 | PRTSouthern Europe | 0.24491 |
| 155 | AUTWestern Europe | 0.24469 |
| 156 | DEUWestern Europe | 0.22855 |
| 157 | MDAEastern Europe | 0.16869 |
| 158 | LKASouthern Asia | 0.16187 |
| 159 | ITASouthern Europe | 0.15601 |
| 160 | SGPSouth-eastern Asia | 0.15430 |
| 161 | SYCEastern Africa | 0.14978 |
| 162 | GRLNorthern America | 0.11461 |
| 163 | MUSEastern Africa | 0.11395 |
| 164 | LUXWestern Europe | 0.11163 |
| 165 | IRLNorthern Europe | 0.09624 |
| 166 | KOREastern Asia | 0.09142 |
| 167 | KIRMicronesia | 0.07361 |
| 168 | CYPWestern Asia | 0.07175 |
| 169 | BELWestern Europe | 0.06585 |
| 170 | ESPSouthern Europe | 0.06526 |
| 171 | FRAWestern Europe | 0.04869 |
| 172 | TONPolynesia | 0.04784 |
| 173 | DMACaribbean | 0.04123 |
| 174 | FSMMicronesia | 0.03543 |
| 175 | VCTCaribbean | 0.02847 |
| 176 | JPNEastern Asia | 0.02168 |
| 177 | LCACaribbean | 0.01717 |
| 178 | BHSCaribbean | 0.01337 |
| 179 | CHEWestern Europe | 0.01297 |
| 180 | MDVSouthern Asia | 0.00907 |
| 181 | HKGEastern Asia | 0.00837 |
| 182 | LIEWestern Europe | 0.00817 |
| 183 | PYFPolynesia | 0.00446 |
| 184 | TCACaribbean | 0.00387 |
| 185 | ABWCaribbean | 0.00381 |
| 186 | LBNWestern Asia | 0.00193 |
| 187 | MACEastern Asia | 0.00092 |
| 188 | ISLNorthern Europe | 0.00038 |
| =189 | ASMPolynesia | 0.00000 |
| =189 | ANDSouthern Europe | 0.00000 |
| =189 | ATGCaribbean | 0.00000 |
| =189 | BMUNorthern America | 0.00000 |
| =189 | CYMCaribbean | 0.00000 |
| =189 | CUWCaribbean | 0.00000 |
| =189 | FRONorthern Europe | 0.00000 |
| =189 | GRDCaribbean | 0.00000 |
| =189 | GUMMicronesia | 0.00000 |
| =189 | IMNNorthern Europe | 0.00000 |
| =189 | MLTSouthern Europe | 0.00000 |
| =189 | MHLMicronesia | 0.00000 |
| =189 | MCOWestern Europe | 0.00000 |
| =189 | MNPMicronesia | 0.00000 |
| =189 | PLWMicronesia | 0.00000 |
| =189 | PSEWestern Asia | 0.00000 |
| =189 | PRICaribbean | 0.00000 |
| =189 | KNACaribbean | 0.00000 |
| =189 | MAFCaribbean | 0.00000 |
| =189 | SMRSouthern Europe | 0.00000 |
| =189 | SXMCaribbean | 0.00000 |
| =189 | TUVPolynesia | 0.00000 |
02In 2011
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
- 1
Kuwait59.06970
- 2
Republic of the Congo51.84373
- 3
South Sudan51.78686
- 4
Iraq51.19454
- 5
Saudi Arabia50.20364
Lowest
- 189
Tuvalushared0.00000
- 189
Sint Maartenshared0.00000
- 189
San Marinoshared0.00000
- 189
Palestineshared0.00000
- 189
Puerto Ricoshared0.00000
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 2.62926. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
032010 → 2011
Since 2010
What changed between 2010 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +3 / −0countries joined / left
- 188values changed, of 207 in both
- 153 · 35rose · fell
- 19unchanged
Rose most
Eritrea2.52188 → 26.95626+24.43439
Syria4.10943 → 20.35361+16.24417
Venezuela12.38088 → 24.47534+12.09446
Saudi Arabia38.88347 → 50.20364+11.32018
Turkmenistan23.21005 → 34.27843+11.06838
Fell most
Libya55.96616 → 37.56173−18.40443
Mauritania33.26995 → 30.85044−2.41951
Guinea-Bissau14.93073 → 13.24878−1.68196
Papua New Guinea27.89682 → 26.26809−1.62874
Zambia18.66472 → 17.42373−1.24099
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.
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 2011.
189 distinct values among 210
Values are stored exactly as published, to 18 decimals. 22 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 210 countries has every column.
05The files
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07Questions
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP), 2011: questions and answers
Which country has the highest natural resource rents in Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP), 2011?
Kuwait, at 59.06970, of the 210 countries in the file.
What year does Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP), 2011 describe?
2011.
How many countries does Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP), 2011 cover?
210.
Where can I download Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP), 2011?
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), 2011 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP), 2021.