⛏️ Most Mineral-Dependent Economies
Value of mineral extraction beyond its costs (mineral rents) as a share of GDP.
1
🇨🇩DR Congo
28.8%
2
🇿🇲Zambia
28.2%
3
🇲🇳Mongolia
26.6%
4
🇳🇨New Caledonia
16.8%
5
🇨🇱Chile
16.2%
6
🇲🇱Mali
16.2%
7
🇧🇫Burkina Faso
15.5%
8
🇵🇬Papua New Guinea
14.4%
9
🇵🇪Peru
12.1%
10
🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan
11.2%
11
🇦🇺Australia
10.5%
12
🇲🇷Mauritania
9.6%
13
🇬🇾Guyana
9.4%
14
🇰🇿Kazakhstan
9.1%
15
🇺🇿Uzbekistan
8.5%
16
🇹🇯Tajikistan
7.1%
17
🇦🇲Armenia
6.8%
18
🇸🇩Sudan
6.6%
19
🇧🇴Bolivia
5.9%
20
🇱🇷Liberia
5.4%
21
🇺🇦Ukraine
5.3%
22
🇬🇭Ghana
5.2%
23
🇹🇬Togo
4.9%
24
🇧🇷Brazil
4.5%
25
🇿🇼Zimbabwe
4.2%
26
🇹🇿Tanzania
4.0%
27
🇱🇦Laos
3.9%
28
🇿🇦South Africa
3.8%
29
🇵🇦Panama
3.6%
30
🇮🇷Iran
3.4%
31
🇳🇦Namibia
3.2%
32
🇸🇳Senegal
2.9%
33
🇳🇮Nicaragua
2.7%
34
🇨🇮Ivory Coast
2.5%
35
🇷🇺Russia
2.1%
36
🇩🇴Dominican Republic
2.0%
37
🇲🇲Myanmar
2.0%
38
🇮🇩Indonesia
1.9%
39
🇵🇭Philippines
1.5%
40
🇲🇽Mexico
1.4%
41
🇮🇳India
1.3%
42
🇬🇪Georgia
1.3%
43
🇨🇦Canada
1.2%
44
🇫🇯Fiji
1.1%
45
🇬🇹Guatemala
1.1%
46
🇸🇪Sweden
1.0%
47
🇨🇴Colombia
0.9%
48
🇳🇪Niger
0.8%
49
🇨🇫Central African Republic
0.8%
50
🇷🇸Serbia
0.7%
Highlights
As of 2021, DR Congo ranks first with 28.8%, followed by Zambia (28.2%) and Mongolia (26.6%).
Across 196 countries and territories, values run from 28.8% (DR Congo) to 0.0% (Vanuatu), with a median of 0.0%.
By region, the top 10 is made up of 4 from Africa, 2 from the Americas, 2 from Asia and 2 from Oceania.
Source: World Bank Open Data — Mineral rents (% of GDP), 2021. Unit: % of GDP.
Source: World Bank Open Data — Mineral rents (% of GDP) · CC BY 4.0 · fetched Oct 13, 2026