geoeconomics · macro
Resource dependence: natural resource rents and ores and metals trade
How much of an economy rests on extracting and selling raw materials: mineral, oil, gas, coal and forest rents as a share of GDP, alongside ores and metals as a share of merchandise trade. The macro counterpart to the USGS physical production tables.
Coal rents (% of GDP)
Forest rents (% of GDP)
Mineral rents (% of GDP)
Natural gas rents (% of GDP)
Oil rents (% of GDP)
Total natural resources rents (% of GDP)
Ores and metals imports (% of...
Ores and metals exports (% of...
Forest rents (% of GDP)
Definitions and method
Rents are computed by the World Bank as the difference between the value of production at world prices and total costs of production, expressed as a share of GDP. Ores and metals trade shares follow the UNCTAD SITC definition (sections 27, 28 and 68 plus item 667).
| Indicator | Code | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Coal rents (% of GDP) | NY.GDP.COAL.RT.ZS | — |
| Forest rents (% of GDP) | NY.GDP.FRST.RT.ZS | — |
| Mineral rents (% of GDP) | NY.GDP.MINR.RT.ZS | — |
| Natural gas rents (% of GDP) | NY.GDP.NGAS.RT.ZS | — |
| Oil rents (% of GDP) | NY.GDP.PETR.RT.ZS | — |
| Total natural resources rents (% of GDP) | NY.GDP.TOTL.RT.ZS | — |
| Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) | TM.VAL.MMTL.ZS.UN | — |
| Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) | TX.VAL.MMTL.ZS.UN | — |