Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of the economy — Forest rents by country
The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual...
Countries reporting
158
Highest
18.39 Percentage of GDP
Solomon Islands
Lowest
0 Percentage of GDP
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Median
0.1944 Percentage of GDP
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
5,288
What the numbers show
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of the economy — Forest rents is currently reported for 158 countries. The highest value is 18.39 Percentage of GDP in Solomon Islands; the lowest is 0 Percentage of GDP in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.1944 Percentage of GDP, and the mean is 1.39 Percentage of GDP.
Over the past decade 41 countries rose and 116 fell. The largest increase was in Azerbaijan (up 5,810.9%), and the largest decrease in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (down 100.0%).
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solomon Islands | 18.39 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 2 | Liberia | 16.48 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 3 | Burundi | 13.96 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 43.3% | falling |
| 4 | Somalia | 11.24 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 5 | Guinea-Bissau | 10.43 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 21.3% | flat |
| 6 | Central African Republic | 9.49 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 7 | Sierra Leone | 8.82 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 8 | Uganda | 7.48 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 9 | Mozambique | 7.34 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 10 | Zambia | 6.78 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 27.1% | falling |
| 11 | Niger | 4.89 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 12 | Burkina Faso | 4.68 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 28.8% | rising |
| 13 | Chad | 4.58 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 22.0% | falling |
| 14 | Guinea | 4.52 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 54.3% | falling |
| 15 | Malawi | 4.2 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 16 | Rwanda | 3.97 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 33.1% | falling |
| 17 | Ghana | 3.76 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 18 | Togo | 2.98 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 51.3% | falling |
| 19 | Congo | 2.97 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 23.4% | falling |
| 20 | Gambia | 2.86 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 36.1% | rising |
| 21 | Sudan | 2.81 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 168.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Bhutan | 2.66 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 42.5% | falling |
| 23 | South Sudan | 2.65 Percentage of GDP | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 24 | Gabon | 2.65 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 75.1% | falling |
| 25 | Cameroon | 2.58 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 26 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 2.39 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 40.1% | falling |
| 27 | Eritrea | 2.33 Percentage of GDP | 2011 | down 48.2% | falling |
| 28 | Benin | 2.3 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 29 | Mali | 2.23 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 30 | Guyana | 2.22 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 67.1% | falling |
| 31 | Myanmar | 2.17 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 45.2% | falling |
| 32 | Papua New Guinea | 1.96 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 38.0% | falling |
| 33 | Uruguay | 1.91 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 46.5% | rising |
| 34 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.88 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 50.7% | falling |
| 35 | Zimbabwe | 1.82 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 36 | Malaysia | 1.7 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 37 | Suriname | 1.65 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 135.7% | volatile |
| 38 | Comoros | 1.63 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 39 | Senegal | 1.5 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 40 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1.49 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 41 | Paraguay | 1.27 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 42 | Côte d’Ivoire | 1.22 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 42.5% | falling |
| 43 | Kenya | 1.22 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 57.0% | falling |
| 44 | Nicaragua | 1.14 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 35.9% | rising |
| 45 | Nigeria | 1.13 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 46 | Belarus | 1.01 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 125.1% | rising |
| 47 | Tajikistan | 1.01 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 3,196.8% | volatile |
| 48 | New Zealand | 0.9704 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 67.4% | rising |
| 49 | Namibia | 0.8627 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 77.4% | rising |
| 50 | Honduras | 0.839 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 40.7% | flat |
| 51 | Cambodia | 0.7894 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 74.1% | falling |
| 52 | Brazil | 0.7634 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 81.0% | rising |
| 53 | Costa Rica | 0.7544 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 38.7% | falling |
| 54 | Guatemala | 0.6888 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 41.5% | rising |
| 55 | Angola | 0.6806 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 103.9% | volatile |
| 56 | Chile | 0.6428 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 57 | South Africa | 0.6303 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 42.2% | falling |
| 58 | Vanuatu | 0.5681 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 59 | El Salvador | 0.5351 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 35.7% | rising |
| 60 | Nepal | 0.4929 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 55.6% | falling |
| 61 | Montenegro | 0.4788 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 5.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.4716 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 63 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.4399 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 22.8% | rising |
| 64 | Indonesia | 0.4175 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 65 | Afghanistan | 0.3893 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 28.5% | falling |
| 66 | Thailand | 0.3623 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 67 | Serbia | 0.3309 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 15.6% | volatile |
| 68 | Haiti | 0.3276 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 38.2% | rising |
| 69 | Russian Federation | 0.3138 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 22.8% | falling |
| 70 | Botswana | 0.2959 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 71 | Finland | 0.2936 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 72 | Ecuador | 0.2826 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 19.4% | rising |
| 73 | Samoa | 0.2803 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 41.5% | falling |
| 74 | Czechia | 0.2793 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 81.8% | rising |
| 75 | Djibouti | 0.2771 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 68.8% | falling |
| 76 | Armenia | 0.2677 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 41.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Belize | 0.2411 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 28.9% | rising |
| 78 | Tunisia | 0.2093 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 79 | Ukraine | 0.209 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 18.0% | flat |
| 80 | Sweden | 0.1798 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 81 | Romania | 0.1766 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 82 | Mongolia | 0.1742 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 48.9% | falling |
| 83 | Bulgaria | 0.1719 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 39.0% | falling |
| 84 | Philippines | 0.1645 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 54.7% | falling |
| 85 | Jamaica | 0.1627 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 11.7% | rising |
| 86 | India | 0.1607 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 54.3% | falling |
| 87 | Argentina | 0.1389 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 63.4% | rising |
| 88 | Albania | 0.1385 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 34.1% | rising |
| 89 | Algeria | 0.1292 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 90 | Pakistan | 0.1287 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 51.1% | falling |
| 91 | North Macedonia | 0.1283 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 92 | Australia | 0.123 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 9.0% | falling |
| 93 | Seychelles | 0.1206 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 19.5% | rising |
| 94 | Peru | 0.1187 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 36.1% | falling |
| 95 | Morocco | 0.1156 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 48.2% | flat |
| 96 | Egypt | 0.1076 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 54.2% | falling |
| 97 | Mexico | 0.1054 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 98 | Portugal | 0.0909 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 23.4% | flat |
| 99 | Colombia | 0.088 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 34.5% | flat |
| 100 | Panama | 0.0862 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 33.1% | falling |
| 101 | Sri Lanka | 0.0832 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 45.4% | falling |
| 102 | Hungary | 0.0781 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 39.7% | falling |
| 103 | Libya | 0.0765 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 104 | Bangladesh | 0.0752 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 78.5% | falling |
| 105 | Cuba | 0.0741 Percentage of GDP | 2020 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 106 | China | 0.0708 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 57.0% | falling |
| 107 | Canada | 0.068 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 108 | Georgia | 0.065 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 50.9% | falling |
| 109 | Austria | 0.056 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 110 | Yemen | 0.0547 Percentage of GDP | 2018 | up 56.1% | rising |
| 111 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.0545 Percentage of GDP | 2014 | down 6.1% | flat |
| 112 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0543 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 144.8% | volatile |
| 113 | OECD | 0.0532 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 8.5% | flat |
| 114 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.0489 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 115 | Kiribati | 0.0435 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 40.9% | rising |
| 116 | Tonga | 0.0408 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 14.8% | rising |
| 117 | Norway | 0.0404 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 18.4% | flat |
| 118 | United States of America | 0.0377 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 119 | Dominica | 0.0331 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 19.8% | rising |
| 120 | Dominican Republic | 0.0323 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 27.9% | rising |
| 121 | Germany | 0.0309 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 122 | Japan | 0.0287 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 205.4% | volatile |
| 123 | France | 0.0253 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 124 | Jordan | 0.0203 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 38.5% | rising |
| 125 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0193 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 32.1% | rising |
| 126 | Azerbaijan | 0.0188 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 5,810.9% | volatile |
| 127 | Spain | 0.018 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 128 | Bahamas | 0.0148 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 129 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.014 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 130 | Belgium | 0.0135 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 131 | Saint Lucia | 0.0134 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 21.8% | rising |
| 132 | Denmark | 0.0133 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 12.9% | rising |
| 133 | Barbados | 0.0118 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 134 | Ireland | 0.0117 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 34.7% | falling |
| 135 | Italy | 0.01 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 136 | Switzerland | 0.0086 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 137 | Greece | 0.0086 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 138 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0.008 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 0.3% | volatile |
| 139 | Kazakhstan | 0.0077 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 86.2% | volatile |
| 140 | Luxembourg | 0.0048 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 68.7% | falling |
| 141 | Maldives | 0.0037 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 59.2% | falling |
| 142 | Iraq | 0.0032 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 24.5% | volatile |
| 143 | Lebanon | 0.0028 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 42.8% | rising |
| 144 | Mauritius | 0.0027 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 41.6% | volatile |
| 145 | Liechtenstein | 0.0015 Percentage of GDP | 2020 | down 84.1% | falling |
| 146 | Oman | 0.0014 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 14.1% | rising |
| 147 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0009 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 22.1% | rising |
| 148 | Cyprus | 0.0008 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 21.9% | falling |
| 149 | Uzbekistan | 0.0007 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 50.3% | falling |
| 150 | Kuwait | 0.0005 Percentage of GDP | 2020 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 151 | Turkmenistan | 0.0005 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | down 49.3% | volatile |
| 152 | Bahrain | 0.0004 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 36.7% | rising |
| 153 | Singapore | 0.0002 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 64.8% | falling |
| 154 | Israel | 0.0002 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | up 0.2% | volatile |
| 155 | Iceland | 0.0001 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 72.0% | volatile |
| 156 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0001 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 32.5% | rising |
| 157 | Qatar | 0.0001 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 158 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 100.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Democratic Republic of the Congo 9.36 Percentage of GDP
- Ethiopia 5.6 Percentage of GDP
- Africa, low income countries (World Bank) 5.72 Percentage of GDP
- Madagascar 5.45 Percentage of GDP
- Low income countries (World Bank) 5.42 Percentage of GDP
- Central Africa (African Union) 5.32 Percentage of GDP
- Africa, land locked developing countries 5.15 Percentage of GDP
- Lesotho 4.32 Percentage of GDP
- Africa, least developed countries 4.46 Percentage of GDP
- Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) 4.09 Percentage of GDP
- East African Community 4.08 Percentage of GDP
- Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) 3.58 Percentage of GDP
- East Africa (African Union) 3.77 Percentage of GDP
- Eswatini 2.86 Percentage of GDP
- Least developed countries 2.49 Percentage of GDP
- Africa, fragile states 2.42 Percentage of GDP
- Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) 2.07 Percentage of GDP
- West Africa (African Union) 1.91 Percentage of GDP
- Southern African Development Community (SADC) 2.05 Percentage of GDP
- Portuguese-speaking African countries (PALOP) 1.9 Percentage of GDP
- Equatorial Guinea 1.93 Percentage of GDP
- Land locked developing countries 1.89 Percentage of GDP
- Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) 1.91 Percentage of GDP
- Africa, non-resource-rich countries 1.82 Percentage of GDP
- Africa 1.63 Percentage of GDP
- Africa, small island developing states 1.34 Percentage of GDP
- Southern Africa (African Union) 1.32 Percentage of GDP
- Fragile states 1.15 Percentage of GDP
- Mauritania 1.19 Percentage of GDP
- Community of Sahel–Saharan States (CEN–SAD) 1.13 Percentage of GDP
- Fiji 1.13 Percentage of GDP
- Latvia 1.1 Percentage of GDP
- Viet Nam 1.07 Percentage of GDP
- ASEAN 0.6286 Percentage of GDP
- Africa, lower-middle income countries (World Bank) 0.938 Percentage of GDP
- Cabo Verde 0.4777 Percentage of GDP
- Estonia 0.759 Percentage of GDP
- Latin America and the Caribbean 0.413 Percentage of GDP
- Africa, upper-middle income countries (World Bank) 0.6284 Percentage of GDP
- Moldova 0.2242 Percentage of GDP
About this data
The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 8 shows the breakdown of national economies by sectors of activity, looking at share of employment, contributions to GDP, along with the impact of natural resource extraction on the economy.