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Countries Ranked by Forest rents share of GDP (2021)

Forest rents share of GDP: each country's latest value (2016–2021), ranked from highest to lowest. Source: The World Bank (CC BY 4.0).

Summary

Solomon Islands ranks #1 with 18.4% of GDP. Liberia is second with 16.5% of GDP, 11.6% behind. The top five are Solomon Islands, Liberia, Burundi, Somalia, Fed. Rep. and Guinea-Bissau. The median across all 209 is 0.129% of GDP; Kosovo is last at 0% of GDP. Solomon Islands's figure has risen 234% since 1997 (5.5% of GDP to 18.4% of GDP in 2021).

#1
Solomon Islands · 18.4% of GDP
Median
0.129% of GDP
Coverage
209 countries
Data year
2021
Last updated
2026-11-14
Top 10: Forest rents share of GDPBar chart of the top 10: 1. Solomon Islands 18.4; 2. Liberia 16.5; 3. Burundi 14; 4. Somalia, Fed. Rep. 11.2; 5. Guinea-Bissau 10.4; 6. Central African Republic 9.49; 7. Congo, Dem. Rep. 9.36; 8. Sierra Leone 8.82; 9. Uganda 7.48; 10. Mozambique 7.34.Solomon Islands18.4Liberia16.5Burundi14Somalia, Fed. Rep.11.2Guinea-Bissau10.4Central African Republic9.49Congo, Dem. Rep.9.36Sierra Leone8.82Uganda7.48Mozambique7.34
Top 10: Forest rents share of GDP (% of GDP). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Solomon Islands 18.4; 2. Liberia 16.5; 3. Burundi 14; 4. Somalia, Fed. Rep. 11.2; 5. Guinea-Bissau 10.4; 6. Central African Republic 9.49; 7. Congo, Dem. Rep. 9.36; 8. Sierra Leone 8.82; 9. Uganda 7.48; 10. Mozambique 7.34.
Forest rents share of GDP over time, top 5Solomon Islands: 5.5 in 1997 to 18.4 in 2021; Liberia: 17.8 in 2000 to 16.5 in 2021; Burundi: 23.6 in 1997 to 14 in 2021; Somalia, Fed. Rep.: 17.8 in 2013 to 11.2 in 2021; Guinea-Bissau: 22.9 in 1997 to 10.4 in 2021.010.120.230.340.4199720092021Solomon IslandsLiberiaBurundiSomalia, Fed. Rep.Guinea-Bissau
Forest rents share of GDP over time, top 5 (% of GDP). Solomon Islands: 5.5 in 1997 to 18.4 in 2021; Liberia: 17.8 in 2000 to 16.5 in 2021; Burundi: 23.6 in 1997 to 14 in 2021; Somalia, Fed. Rep.: 17.8 in 2013 to 11.2 in 2021; Guinea-Bissau: 22.9 in 1997 to 10.4 in 2021.

Full ranking

Countries Ranked by Forest rents share of GDP, 2021
RankCountryForest rents share of GDP (% of GDP)Year
1Solomon Islands18.42021
2Liberia16.52021
3Burundi142021
4Somalia, Fed. Rep.11.22021
5Guinea-Bissau10.42021
6Central African Republic9.492021
7Congo, Dem. Rep.9.362021
8Sierra Leone8.822021
9Uganda7.482021
10Mozambique7.342021
11Zambia6.782021
12Ethiopia5.62021
13Madagascar5.452021
14Niger4.892021
15Burkina Faso4.682021
16Chad4.582021
17Guinea4.522021
18Lesotho4.322021
19Malawi4.22021
20Rwanda3.972021
21Ghana3.762021
22Togo2.982021
23Congo, Rep.2.972021
24Eswatini2.862021
25Gambia, The2.862021
26Sudan2.812021
27Bhutan2.662021
28Gabon2.652021
29Cameroon2.582021
30Tanzania2.392021
31Benin2.32021
32Mali2.232021
33Guyana2.222021
34Myanmar2.172021
35Papua New Guinea1.962021
36Equatorial Guinea1.932021
37Uruguay1.912021
38São Tomé and Principe1.882021
39Zimbabwe1.822021
40Malaysia1.72021
41Suriname1.652021
42Comoros1.632021
43Senegal1.52021
44Lao PDR1.492021
45Paraguay1.272021
46Côte d'Ivoire1.222021
47Kenya1.222021
48Mauritania1.192021
49Nicaragua1.142021
50Nigeria1.132021
51Fiji1.132021
52Latvia1.12021
53Viet Nam1.072021
54Belarus1.012021
55Tajikistan1.012021
56New Zealand0.972021
57Namibia0.8632021
58Honduras0.8392021
59Cambodia0.7892021
60Brazil0.7632021
61Estonia0.7592021
62Costa Rica0.7542021
63Guatemala0.6892021
64Angola0.6812021
65Chile0.6432021
66South Africa0.632021
67Vanuatu0.5682021
68El Salvador0.5352021
69Nepal0.4932021
70Montenegro0.4792021
71Cabo Verde0.4782021
72Bosnia and Herzegovina0.4722021
73Bolivia0.442021
74Indonesia0.4182021
75Afghanistan0.3892021
76Thailand0.3622021
77Serbia0.3312021
78Haiti0.3282021
79Russian Federation0.3142021
80Botswana0.2962021
81Finland0.2942021
82Ecuador0.2832021
83Samoa0.282021
84Czechia0.2792021
85Djibouti0.2772021
86Lithuania0.272021
87Armenia0.2682021
88Belize0.2412021
89Moldova0.2242021
90Croatia0.2182021
91Tunisia0.2092021
92Ukraine0.2092021
93Slovak Republic0.1992021
94Sweden0.182021
95Romania0.1772021
96Mongolia0.1742021
97Bulgaria0.1722021
98Philippines0.1642021
99Poland0.1642021
100Jamaica0.1632021

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Source and method

Forest rents share of GDP: each country's latest value (2016–2021), ranked from highest to lowest.

Source: The World Bank, indicator NY.GDP.FRST.RT.ZS. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved: 2026-11-14.

The World Bank: Forest rents (% of GDP): The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB) (via World Development Indicators)

Original data provider, as recorded by the World Bank: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: World Bank staff estimates based on sources and methods described in the World.

Values are shown as published. Provider terms: The World Bank. All licences: Sources & licences.