NationsTreeRanking · latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
Natural gas rents (% of GDP)
Profit from natural gas production as a share of GDP. Ranked from largest to smallest.
Source: World Bank · World Development Indicators · NY.GDP.NGAS.RT.ZS
Top 5 over time
Dashed line: world median| # | Country | Region | Natural gas rents% of GDP | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Timor-Leste |
East Asia & Pacific | 29.38% of GDP | 2021 |
| 2 |  Brunei |
East Asia & Pacific | 13.86% of GDP | 2021 |
| 3 |  Qatar |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 12.01% of GDP | 2021 |
| 4 |  Uzbekistan |
Europe & Central Asia | 11.04% of GDP | 2021 |
| 5 |  Papua New Guinea |
East Asia & Pacific | 9.14% of GDP | 2021 |
| 6 |  Iran |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 8.81% of GDP | 2021 |
| 7 |  Azerbaijan |
Europe & Central Asia | 8.59% of GDP | 2021 |
| 8 |  Algeria |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 8.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 9 |  Turkmenistan |
Europe & Central Asia | 7.65% of GDP | 2019 |
| 10 |  Equatorial Guinea |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 6.63% of GDP | 2021 |
| 11 |  Russia |
Europe & Central Asia | 5.86% of GDP | 2021 |
| 12 |  Bahrain |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 5.70% of GDP | 2021 |
| 13 |  Oman |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 5.67% of GDP | 2021 |
| 14 |  Trinidad and Tobago |
Latin America & Caribbean | 5.09% of GDP | 2021 |
| 15 |  Libya |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 4.58% of GDP | 2021 |
| 16 |  Myanmar |
East Asia & Pacific | 4.40% of GDP | 2021 |
| 17 |  Norway |
Europe & Central Asia | 3.94% of GDP | 2021 |
| 18 |  Mozambique |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.57% of GDP | 2021 |
| 19 |  Malaysia |
East Asia & Pacific | 3.35% of GDP | 2021 |
| 20 |  Syria |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.33% of GDP | 2020 |
| 21 |  Egypt |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.05% of GDP | 2021 |
| 22 |  Kazakhstan |
Europe & Central Asia | 2.04% of GDP | 2021 |
| 23 |  United Arab Emirates |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.96% of GDP | 2021 |
| 24 |  Bolivia |
Latin America & Caribbean | 1.85% of GDP | 2021 |
| 25 |  Australia |
East Asia & Pacific | 1.72% of GDP | 2021 |
| 26 |  Saudi Arabia |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.72% of GDP | 2021 |
| 27 |  Kuwait |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.70% of GDP | 2020 |
| 28 |  Ukraine |
Europe & Central Asia | 1.36% of GDP | 2021 |
| 29 |  Nigeria |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.16% of GDP | 2021 |
| 30 |  Angola |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.01% of GDP | 2021 |
| 31 |  Thailand |
East Asia & Pacific | 0.94% of GDP | 2021 |
| 32 |  Indonesia |
East Asia & Pacific | 0.84% of GDP | 2021 |
| 33 |  Canada |
North America | 0.79% of GDP | 2021 |
| 34 |  Pakistan |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.74% of GDP | 2021 |
| 35 |  Iraq |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.66% of GDP | 2021 |
| 36 |  Cameroon |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.58% of GDP | 2021 |
| 37 |  Romania |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.53% of GDP | 2021 |
| 38 |  Tunisia |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.49% of GDP | 2021 |
| 39 |  Bangladesh |
South Asia | 0.49% of GDP | 2021 |
| 40 |  Israel |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.43% of GDP | 2021 |
| 41 |  Argentina |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.39% of GDP | 2021 |
| 42 |  Ghana |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.37% of GDP | 2021 |
| 43 |  United States |
North America | 0.36% of GDP | 2021 |
| 44 |  Congo |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.36% of GDP | 2021 |
| 45 |  Vietnam |
East Asia & Pacific | 0.33% of GDP | 2021 |
| 46 |  Netherlands |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.31% of GDP | 2021 |
| 47 |  Côte d'Ivoire |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.31% of GDP | 2021 |
| 48 |  New Zealand |
East Asia & Pacific | 0.29% of GDP | 2021 |
| 49 |  Gabon |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.27% of GDP | 2021 |
| 50 |  Peru |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.26% of GDP | 2021 |
| 51 |  Tanzania |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.22% of GDP | 2021 |
| 52 |  China |
East Asia & Pacific | 0.21% of GDP | 2021 |
| 53 |  Croatia |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.18% of GDP | 2021 |
| 54 |  Colombia |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.18% of GDP | 2021 |
| 55 |  United Kingdom |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.17% of GDP | 2021 |
| 56 |  Tajikistan |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.17% of GDP | 2021 |
| 57 |  Philippines |
East Asia & Pacific | 0.16% of GDP | 2021 |
| 58 |  Hungary |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.13% of GDP | 2021 |
| 59 |  Poland |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.10% of GDP | 2021 |
| 60 |  Serbia |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.10% of GDP | 2021 |
| 61 |  Mexico |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.09% of GDP | 2021 |
| 62 |  India |
South Asia | 0.08% of GDP | 2021 |
| 63 |  Brazil |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.07% of GDP | 2021 |
| 64 |  Denmark |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.06% of GDP | 2021 |
| 65 |  Ireland |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.05% of GDP | 2021 |
| 66 |  Rwanda |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.05% of GDP | 2021 |
| 67 |  Albania |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.05% of GDP | 2021 |
| 68 |  Jordan |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.04% of GDP | 2021 |
| 69 |  Belarus |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.04% of GDP | 2021 |
| 70 |  Niger |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.03% of GDP | 2021 |
| 71 |  South Africa |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.03% of GDP | 2021 |
| 72 |  Italy |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.03% of GDP | 2021 |
| 73 |  Cuba |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.02% of GDP | 2020 |
| 74 |  Austria |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.02% of GDP | 2021 |
| 75 |  Chile |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.02% of GDP | 2021 |
| 76 |  Germany |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.02% of GDP | 2021 |
| 77 |  Ecuador |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.01% of GDP | 2021 |
| 78 |  Chad |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.01% of GDP | 2021 |
| 79 |  Czechia |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.01% of GDP | 2021 |
| 80 |  Suriname |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.01% of GDP | 2021 |
| 81 |  Georgia |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.01% of GDP | 2021 |
| 82 |  Morocco |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.01% of GDP | 2021 |
| 83 |  Japan |
East Asia & Pacific | 0.01% of GDP | 2021 |
| 84 |  Slovakia |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.01% of GDP | 2021 |
| 85 |  Türkiye |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.01% of GDP | 2021 |
| 86 |  Barbados |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.01% of GDP | 2021 |
| 87 |  Bulgaria |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.01% of GDP | 2021 |
| 88 |  South Korea |
East Asia & Pacific | 0.01% of GDP | 2021 |
| 89 |  Senegal |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 90 |  Kyrgyzstan |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 91 |  Afghanistan |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 92 |  Belize |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 93 |  Slovenia |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 94 |  Spain |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 95 |  Greece |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 96 |  France |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 97 |  Belgium |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 98 |  Guatemala |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 99 |  Moldova |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  American Samoa |
East Asia & Pacific | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  Antigua and Barbuda |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  Armenia |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  Aruba |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  Bahamas |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  Benin |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  Bermuda |
North America | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  Bhutan |
South Asia | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  Botswana |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  Burkina Faso |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  Burundi |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  Cabo Verde |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  Cambodia |
East Asia & Pacific | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  Cayman Islands |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  Central African Republic |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  Comoros |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  Costa Rica |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  Cyprus |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  DR Congo |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  Djibouti |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  Dominica |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  Dominican Republic |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  El Salvador |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  Estonia |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  Eswatini |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  Ethiopia |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  Faroe Islands |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  Fiji |
East Asia & Pacific | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  Finland |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  French Polynesia |
East Asia & Pacific | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  Gambia |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  Greenland |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.00% of GDP | 2020 |
| 100 |  Grenada |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  Guam |
East Asia & Pacific | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  Guinea |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  Guinea-Bissau |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  Guyana |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  Haiti |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  Honduras |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  Hong Kong |
East Asia & Pacific | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  Iceland |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  Jamaica |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  Kenya |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  Kiribati |
East Asia & Pacific | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 | XKXKosovo | Europe & Central Asia | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  Laos |
East Asia & Pacific | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  Latvia |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  Lebanon |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  Lesotho |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  Liberia |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  Lithuania |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  Luxembourg |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  Macao |
East Asia & Pacific | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  Madagascar |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  Malawi |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  Maldives |
South Asia | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  Mali |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  Malta |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  Mauritania |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  Mauritius |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  Micronesia |
East Asia & Pacific | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  Mongolia |
East Asia & Pacific | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  Montenegro |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  Namibia |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  Naoero |
East Asia & Pacific | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  Nepal |
South Asia | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  New Caledonia |
East Asia & Pacific | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  Nicaragua |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  North Macedonia |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  Northern Mariana Islands |
East Asia & Pacific | 0.00% of GDP | 2019 |
| 100 |  Panama |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  Paraguay |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  Portugal |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  Puerto Rico (US) |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  Saint Lucia |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  Samoa |
East Asia & Pacific | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  Seychelles |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  Singapore |
East Asia & Pacific | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  Solomon Islands |
East Asia & Pacific | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  Somalia, Fed. Rep. |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  Sri Lanka |
South Asia | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  Sudan |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  Sweden |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  Switzerland |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  São Tomé and Príncipe |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  Togo |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  Tonga |
East Asia & Pacific | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  Turks and Caicos Islands |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  Tuvalu |
East Asia & Pacific | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  US Virgin Islands |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.00% of GDP | 2020 |
| 100 |  Uganda |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  Uruguay |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  Vanuatu |
East Asia & Pacific | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  Zambia |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| 100 |  Zimbabwe |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.00% of GDP | 2021 |
| — |  Eritrea |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.00% of GDP | 2011 |
| — |  South Sudan |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.00% of GDP | 2015 |
| — |  Venezuela |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.38% of GDP | 2014 |
| — |  Yemen |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.00% of GDP | 2016 |
Latest value per country. Ranked: countries with data from the last 5 years of the series; older values are listed below without a rank. 197 ranked.