Congo, Rep.'s total natural resources rents (% of GDP) was 37.71% in 2021, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 14.13 percentage points from 51.84% in 2011.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 37.71% | 2021 |
| Five years earlier | 17% | 2016 |
| Ten years earlier | 51.84% | 2011 |
| Highest | 59.68% | 2000 |
| Lowest | 5.75% | 1972 |
| Average since 2012 | 31.07% | 2012–2021 |
| First recorded | 6.64% | 1970 |
What the numbers say
In 2021, Congo, Rep.'s total natural resources rents (% of GDP) rose 11.49 percentage points on 2020 (from 26.22% to 37.71%).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was −0.55 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 9.76 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 22.07 percentage points in 1974 and the biggest yearly fall was 17.35 percentage points in 1991. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2012 to 2021 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 2% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2021, Congo, Rep. had the 4th highest value of the 196 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Congo, Rep. | 37.71% | 2021 |
| World | 3.06% | 2021 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 10.04% | 2021 |
| Lower middle income | 4.65% | 2021 |
Closest to Congo, Rep. in the 2021 ranking
- Libya — 1st of 196: 61.03%
- Iraq — 2nd of 196: 43.45%
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — 3rd of 196: 38.83%
- Zambia — 5th of 196: 35.26%
- Timor-Leste — 6th of 196: 34.73%
- Guyana — 7th of 196: 33.68%
What this measures
Total natural resources rents are the sum of oil rents, natural gas rents, coal rents (hard and soft), mineral rents, and forest rents.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 52 values
| Year | Total natural resources rents (% of GDP) |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 37.71 |
| 2020 | 26.22 |
| 2019 | 39.24 |
| 2018 | 42.67 |
| 2017 | 29.81 |
| 2016 | 17 |
| 2015 | 15.89 |
| 2014 | 27.66 |
| 2013 | 33.14 |
| 2012 | 41.36 |
| 2011 |
Total natural resources rents (% of GDP) in nearby economies
- Angola — 29.97% (2021)
- Benin — 2.3% (2021)
- Botswana — 1.04% (2021)
- Burkina Faso — 20.14% (2021)
- Burundi — 13.96% (2021)
- Cabo Verde — 17.66% (2021)
- Cameroon — 5.53% (2021)
- Central African Republic — 10.26% (2021)
- Chad — 21.34% (2021)
- Comoros — 1.63% (2021)
More environment data for Congo, Rep.
- Population in largest city — 2.81 million (2025)
- Population in the largest city (% of urban population) — 67.66% (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million — 4.24 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population) — 65.34% (2025)
- Rural population — 2.33 million (2025)
- Rural population (% of total population) — 35.88% (2025)
- Urban population — 4.16 million (2025)
- Urban population (% of total population) — 64.12% (2025)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons) — 1,760 (2024)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Congo, Rep.'s total natural resources rents (% of GDP)?
- 37.71% in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1970?
- It is up 31.07 percentage points from 6.64% in 1970. The highest value was 59.68% in 2000 and the lowest 5.75% in 1972.
- How does Congo, Rep. rank?
- 4th highest of 196 economies with data for 2021.
- Is the latest change in total natural resources rents (% of GDP) unusual for Congo, Rep.?
- In 2021, Congo, Rep.'s total natural resources rents (% of GDP) rose 11.49 percentage points on 2020 (from 26.22% to 37.71%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was −0.55 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 9.76 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GDP.TOTL.RT.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB), uri: https://www.worldbank.org/en/publication/changing-wealth-of-nations/data, note: World Bank staff estimates based on sources and methods described in the World Bank's The Changing Wealth of Nations., publisher: World Bank (WB); Staff estimates, Wo… Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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