NationsTreeRanking · latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
Forest rents (% of GDP)
Value of timber harvested beyond natural regrowth, as a share of GDP. Ranked from largest to smallest.
Source: World Bank · World Development Indicators · NY.GDP.FRST.RT.ZS
Top 5 over time
Dashed line: world median| # | Country | Region | Forest rents% of GDP | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Solomon Islands |
East Asia & Pacific | 18.40% of GDP | 2021 |
| 2 |  Liberia |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 16.48% of GDP | 2021 |
| 3 |  Burundi |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 13.96% of GDP | 2021 |
| 4 |  Somalia, Fed. Rep. |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 11.24% of GDP | 2021 |
| 5 |  Guinea-Bissau |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 10.43% of GDP | 2021 |
| 6 |  Central African Republic |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 9.49% of GDP | 2021 |
| 7 |  DR Congo |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 9.36% of GDP | 2021 |
| 8 |  Sierra Leone |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 8.82% of GDP | 2021 |
| 9 |  Uganda |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 7.48% of GDP | 2021 |
| 10 |  Mozambique |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 7.34% of GDP | 2021 |
| 11 |  Zambia |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 6.78% of GDP | 2021 |
| 12 |  Ethiopia |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 5.60% of GDP | 2021 |
| 13 |  Madagascar |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 5.45% of GDP | 2021 |
| 14 |  Niger |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.89% of GDP | 2021 |
| 15 |  Burkina Faso |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.68% of GDP | 2021 |
| 16 |  Chad |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.58% of GDP | 2021 |
| 17 |  Guinea |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.52% of GDP | 2021 |
| 18 |  Lesotho |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.32% of GDP | 2021 |
| 19 |  Malawi |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.20% of GDP | 2021 |
| 20 |  Rwanda |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.97% of GDP | 2021 |
| 21 |  Ghana |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.76% of GDP | 2021 |
| 22 |  Togo |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.98% of GDP | 2021 |
| 23 |  Congo |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.97% of GDP | 2021 |
| 24 |  Eswatini |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.86% of GDP | 2021 |
| 25 |  Gambia |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.86% of GDP | 2021 |
| 26 |  Sudan |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.81% of GDP | 2021 |
| 27 |  Bhutan |
South Asia | 2.66% of GDP | 2021 |
| 28 |  Gabon |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.65% of GDP | 2021 |
| 29 |  Cameroon |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.58% of GDP | 2021 |
| 30 |  Tanzania |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.39% of GDP | 2021 |
| 31 |  Benin |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.30% of GDP | 2021 |
| 32 |  Mali |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.23% of GDP | 2021 |
| 33 |  Guyana |
Latin America & Caribbean | 2.22% of GDP | 2021 |
| 34 |  Myanmar |
East Asia & Pacific | 2.17% of GDP | 2021 |
| 35 |  Papua New Guinea |
East Asia & Pacific | 1.96% of GDP | 2021 |
| 36 |  Equatorial Guinea |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.93% of GDP | 2021 |
| 37 |  Uruguay |
Latin America & Caribbean | 1.91% of GDP | 2021 |
| 38 |  São Tomé and Príncipe |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.88% of GDP | 2021 |
| 39 |  Zimbabwe |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.82% of GDP | 2021 |
| 40 |  Malaysia |
East Asia & Pacific | 1.70% of GDP | 2021 |
| 41 |  Suriname |
Latin America & Caribbean | 1.65% of GDP | 2021 |
| 42 |  Comoros |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.63% of GDP | 2021 |
| 43 |  Senegal |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.50% of GDP | 2021 |
| 44 |  Laos |
East Asia & Pacific | 1.49% of GDP | 2021 |
| 45 |  Paraguay |
Latin America & Caribbean | 1.27% of GDP | 2021 |
| 46 |  Côte d'Ivoire |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.22% of GDP | 2021 |
| 47 |  Kenya |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.22% of GDP | 2021 |
| 48 |  Mauritania |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.19% of GDP | 2021 |
| 49 |  Nicaragua |
Latin America & Caribbean | 1.14% of GDP | 2021 |
| 50 |  Nigeria |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.13% of GDP | 2021 |
| 51 |  Fiji |
East Asia & Pacific | 1.13% of GDP | 2021 |
| 52 |  Latvia |
Europe & Central Asia | 1.10% of GDP | 2021 |
| 53 |  Vietnam |
East Asia & Pacific | 1.07% of GDP | 2021 |
| 54 |  Belarus |
Europe & Central Asia | 1.01% of GDP | 2021 |
| 55 |  Tajikistan |
Europe & Central Asia | 1.01% of GDP | 2021 |
| 56 |  New Zealand |
East Asia & Pacific | 0.97% of GDP | 2021 |
| 57 |  Namibia |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.86% of GDP | 2021 |
| 58 |  Honduras |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.84% of GDP | 2021 |
| 59 |  Cambodia |
East Asia & Pacific | 0.79% of GDP | 2021 |
| 60 |  Brazil |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.76% of GDP | 2021 |
| 61 |  Estonia |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.76% of GDP | 2021 |
| 62 |  Costa Rica |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.75% of GDP | 2021 |
| 63 |  Guatemala |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.69% of GDP | 2021 |
| 64 |  Angola |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.68% of GDP | 2021 |
| 65 |  Chile |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.64% of GDP | 2021 |
| 66 |  South Africa |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.63% of GDP | 2021 |
| 67 |  Vanuatu |
East Asia & Pacific | 0.57% of GDP | 2021 |
| 68 |  El Salvador |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.54% of GDP | 2021 |
| 69 |  Nepal |
South Asia | 0.49% of GDP | 2021 |
| 70 |  Montenegro |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.48% of GDP | 2021 |
| 71 |  Cabo Verde |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.48% of GDP | 2021 |
| 72 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.47% of GDP | 2021 |
| 73 |  Bolivia |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.44% of GDP | 2021 |
| 74 |  Indonesia |
East Asia & Pacific | 0.42% of GDP | 2021 |
| 75 |  Afghanistan |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.39% of GDP | 2021 |
| 76 |  Thailand |
East Asia & Pacific | 0.36% of GDP | 2021 |
| 77 |  Serbia |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.33% of GDP | 2021 |
| 78 |  Haiti |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.33% of GDP | 2021 |
| 79 |  Russia |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.31% of GDP | 2021 |
| 80 |  Botswana |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.30% of GDP | 2021 |
| 81 |  Finland |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.29% of GDP | 2021 |
| 82 |  Ecuador |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.28% of GDP | 2021 |
| 83 |  Samoa |
East Asia & Pacific | 0.28% of GDP | 2021 |
| 84 |  Czechia |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.28% of GDP | 2021 |
| 85 |  Djibouti |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.28% of GDP | 2021 |
| 86 |  Lithuania |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.27% of GDP | 2021 |
| 87 |  Armenia |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.27% of GDP | 2021 |
| 88 |  Belize |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.24% of GDP | 2021 |
| 89 |  Moldova |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.22% of GDP | 2021 |
| 90 |  Croatia |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.22% of GDP | 2021 |
| 91 |  Tunisia |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.21% of GDP | 2021 |
| 92 |  Ukraine |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.21% of GDP | 2021 |
| 93 |  Slovakia |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.20% of GDP | 2021 |
| 94 |  Sweden |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.18% of GDP | 2021 |
| 95 |  Romania |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.18% of GDP | 2021 |
| 96 |  Mongolia |
East Asia & Pacific | 0.17% of GDP | 2021 |
| 97 |  Bulgaria |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.17% of GDP | 2021 |
| 98 |  Philippines |
East Asia & Pacific | 0.16% of GDP | 2021 |
| 99 |  Poland |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.16% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  Jamaica |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.16% of GDP | 2021 |
| 101 |  Slovenia |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.16% of GDP | 2021 |
| 102 |  India |
South Asia | 0.16% of GDP | 2021 |
| 103 |  Argentina |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.14% of GDP | 2021 |
| 104 |  Albania |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.14% of GDP | 2021 |
| 105 |  Algeria |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.13% of GDP | 2021 |
| 106 |  Pakistan |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.13% of GDP | 2021 |
| 107 |  North Macedonia |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.13% of GDP | 2021 |
| 108 |  Australia |
East Asia & Pacific | 0.12% of GDP | 2021 |
| 109 |  Seychelles |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.12% of GDP | 2021 |
| 110 |  Peru |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.12% of GDP | 2021 |
| 111 |  Morocco |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.12% of GDP | 2021 |
| 112 |  Egypt |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.11% of GDP | 2021 |
| 113 |  Mexico |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.11% of GDP | 2021 |
| 114 |  Portugal |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.09% of GDP | 2021 |
| 115 |  Colombia |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.09% of GDP | 2021 |
| 116 |  Panama |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.09% of GDP | 2021 |
| 117 |  Sri Lanka |
South Asia | 0.08% of GDP | 2021 |
| 118 |  Hungary |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.08% of GDP | 2021 |
| 119 |  Libya |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.08% of GDP | 2021 |
| 120 |  Bangladesh |
South Asia | 0.08% of GDP | 2021 |
| 121 |  Cuba |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.07% of GDP | 2020 |
| 122 |  China |
East Asia & Pacific | 0.07% of GDP | 2021 |
| 123 |  Canada |
North America | 0.07% of GDP | 2021 |
| 124 |  Georgia |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.07% of GDP | 2021 |
| 125 |  Austria |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.06% of GDP | 2021 |
| 126 |  Yemen |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.06% of GDP | 2018 |
| 127 |  Trinidad and Tobago |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.05% of GDP | 2021 |
| 128 |  Timor-Leste |
East Asia & Pacific | 0.05% of GDP | 2021 |
| 129 |  Brunei |
East Asia & Pacific | 0.05% of GDP | 2021 |
| 130 |  Kiribati |
East Asia & Pacific | 0.04% of GDP | 2021 |
| 131 |  Tonga |
East Asia & Pacific | 0.04% of GDP | 2021 |
| 132 |  Norway |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.04% of GDP | 2021 |
| 133 |  United States |
North America | 0.04% of GDP | 2021 |
| 134 |  Dominica |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.03% of GDP | 2021 |
| 135 |  Dominican Republic |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.03% of GDP | 2021 |
| 136 |  Germany |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.03% of GDP | 2021 |
| 137 |  Syria |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.03% of GDP | 2020 |
| 138 |  Japan |
East Asia & Pacific | 0.03% of GDP | 2021 |
| 139 |  France |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.03% of GDP | 2021 |
| 140 |  Jordan |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.02% of GDP | 2021 |
| 141 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.02% of GDP | 2021 |
| 142 |  Azerbaijan |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.02% of GDP | 2021 |
| 143 |  Spain |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.02% of GDP | 2021 |
| 144 |  Micronesia |
East Asia & Pacific | 0.02% of GDP | 2021 |
| 145 |  Bahamas |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.01% of GDP | 2021 |
| 146 |  South Korea |
East Asia & Pacific | 0.01% of GDP | 2021 |
| 147 |  Kyrgyzstan |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.01% of GDP | 2021 |
| 148 |  Belgium |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.01% of GDP | 2021 |
| 149 |  Saint Lucia |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.01% of GDP | 2021 |
| 150 |  Denmark |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.01% of GDP | 2021 |
| 151 |  New Caledonia |
East Asia & Pacific | 0.01% of GDP | 2021 |
| 152 |  Barbados |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.01% of GDP | 2021 |
| 153 |  Ireland |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.01% of GDP | 2021 |
| 154 |  Italy |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.01% of GDP | 2021 |
| 155 |  Switzerland |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.01% of GDP | 2021 |
| 156 |  Greece |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.01% of GDP | 2021 |
| 157 |  Iran |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.01% of GDP | 2021 |
| 158 |  Kazakhstan |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.01% of GDP | 2021 |
| 159 |  Luxembourg |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 160 |  Netherlands |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 161 |  Maldives |
South Asia | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 162 |  French Polynesia |
East Asia & Pacific | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 163 |  Turks and Caicos Islands |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 164 |  Iraq |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 165 |  Lebanon |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 166 |  Mauritius |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 167 |  Aruba |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 168 |  Liechtenstein |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.00% of GDP | 2020 |
| 169 |  Oman |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 170 |  Saudi Arabia |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 171 |  Cyprus |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 172 |  Uzbekistan |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 173 |  Macao |
East Asia & Pacific | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 174 |  Hong Kong |
East Asia & Pacific | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 175 |  Kuwait |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.00% of GDP | 2020 |
| 176 |  Turkmenistan |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.00% of GDP | 2019 |
| 177 |  Bahrain |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 178 |  Singapore |
East Asia & Pacific | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 179 |  Israel |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 180 |  Iceland |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 181 |  United Arab Emirates |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 182 |  Qatar |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 183 |  American Samoa |
East Asia & Pacific | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 183 |  Andorra |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 183 |  Antigua and Barbuda |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 183 |  Bermuda |
North America | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 183 |  Cayman Islands |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 183 |  Curaçao |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 183 |  Faroe Islands |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 183 |  Greenland |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.00% of GDP | 2020 |
| 183 |  Grenada |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 183 |  Guam |
East Asia & Pacific | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 183 |  Isle of Man |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.00% of GDP | 2019 |
| 183 | XKXKosovo | Europe & Central Asia | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 183 |  Malta |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 183 |  Marshall Islands |
East Asia & Pacific | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 183 |  Monaco |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 183 |  Naoero |
East Asia & Pacific | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 183 |  Northern Mariana Islands |
East Asia & Pacific | 0.00% of GDP | 2019 |
| 183 |  Palau |
East Asia & Pacific | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 183 |  Palestine |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 183 |  Puerto Rico (US) |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 183 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 183 |  San Marino |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.00% of GDP | 2020 |
| 183 |  Sint Maarten |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.00% of GDP | 2018 |
| 183 |  Tuvalu |
East Asia & Pacific | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 183 |  Türkiye |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 183 |  US Virgin Islands |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.00% of GDP | 2020 |
| 183 |  United Kingdom |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| — | CHIChannel Islands | Europe & Central Asia | 0.00% of GDP | 2007 |
| — |  Eritrea |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.33% of GDP | 2011 |
| — |  Saint Martin |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.00% of GDP | 2014 |
| — |  South Sudan |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.65% of GDP | 2015 |
| — |  Venezuela |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.05% of GDP | 2014 |
Latest value per country. Ranked: countries with data from the last 5 years of the series; older values are listed below without a rank. 209 ranked.