Economy
Coal rents (% of GDP)
Coal rents are the difference between the value of both hard and soft coal production at world prices and their total costs of production.
World Bank code: NY.GDP.COAL.RT.ZS • Data available for 200 countries • Latest year: 2021
In , Cabo Verde led Coal rents (% of GDP) at 17.18.
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Distribution — 2021
- Reporting
- 188 countries
- Median
- 0.00
- Mean
- 0.21
- 25th percentile
- 0.00
- 75th percentile
- 0.01
- Range
- 0.00 – 17.18
World at a Glance — 2021
Every reporting country, grouped by region, shaded by value (quintile).
Lighter = lower value · Darker = higher value. Hover a cell to see the country and value.
Highest Values — 2021
| # | Country | Coal rents (% of GDP) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cabo Verde Sub-Saharan Africa | 17.18 |
| 2 | Mongolia East Asia & Pacific | 4.89 |
| 3 | Mozambique Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.78 |
| 4 | South Africa Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.44 |
| 5 | India South Asia | 1.28 |
| 6 | Indonesia East Asia & Pacific | 1.22 |
| 7 | Kazakhstan Europe & Central Asia | 0.85 |
| 8 | Australia East Asia & Pacific | 0.79 |
| 9 | Colombia Latin America & Caribbean | 0.73 |
| 10 | Mauritania Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.67 |
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View complete rankings →Biggest Movers — Year over Year
Largest increases
- Albania +218.5%
- Armenia +200.0%
- Georgia +181.4%
- Afghanistan +177.1%
- Norway +169.8%
Largest decreases
- Chile -93.7%
- United Kingdom 0.0%
- Mongolia 10.2%
- Iran, Islamic Rep. 11.4%
- Mauritania 30.4%
By Income Group — Average
| Income group | Countries | Mean |
|---|---|---|
| High income | 69 | 0.03 |
| Upper middle income | 50 | 0.60 |
| Lower middle income | 48 | 0.09 |
| Low income | 20 | 0.19 |
| Not classified | 1 | 0.00 |
By Region — Average
| Region | Countries | Mean |
|---|---|---|
| East Asia & Pacific | 29 | 0.28 |
| Europe & Central Asia | 48 | 0.09 |
| Latin America & Caribbean | 36 | 0.02 |
| Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 20 | 0.01 |
| North America | 3 | 0.08 |
| South Asia | 6 | 0.22 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 46 | 0.55 |
Lowest Values — 2021
| # | Country | Coal rents (% of GDP) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grenada | 0.00 |
| 2 | Guam | 0.00 |
| 3 | Guatemala | 0.00 |
| 4 | Guinea | 0.00 |
| 5 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.00 |
| 6 | Guyana | 0.00 |
| 7 | Haiti | 0.00 |
| 8 | Honduras | 0.00 |
| 9 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 0.00 |
| 10 | Iceland | 0.00 |
Source: World Bank Open Data (NY.GDP.COAL.RT.ZS), CC BY 4.0. Rankings show countries with available data for 2021.