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Natural gas rents (% of GDP)

3.57% of GDP▲ 1.40 pts vs 2020

Mozambique · Latest observation 2021 · no newer data published

Natural gas rents (% of GDP)

What is this?

Value of gas extracted minus costs, relative to GDP.

How to read it

  • Expected to rise sharply as Rovuma LNG projects come online.
  • Unit: % of GDP.

What does the data say?

Natural gas rents (% of GDP) (Mozambique) is 3.57 % of GDP (2021), 3.57 points higher than in 1991. It is the highest in the period shown.

Over all 31 observations since 1991, the highest was 3.57 (2021) and the lowest 0.00 (1991).

The latest observation is from 2021; the source has not published anything newer.

Why does it matter?

  • Households: Indirect, through public revenue.
  • Businesses: Large supplier contracts.
  • Government: Future revenue.
  • Investors: LNG exposure.
  • Mobile money: Indirect.

What should I watch?

Data source

Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators (NY.GDP.NGAS.RT.ZS)
Status
Fetched live on the last refresh
Latest observation
2021
Last updated
2026-10-17
Source published
2026-10-08
Frequency
Annual
Method
Compiled by the World Bank from national statistics offices, the IMF, ILO and other agencies. Definitions are harmonised across countries.
Limitations
Annual. The latest year is often missing or revised. Some series are modelled estimates rather than direct measurements.
Country:
-202419912021High 3.57Low 0.00
Latest
3.57
Change
+3.57 pts
High
3.57 2021
Low
0.00 1991
Average
1.22

Natural gas rents (% of GDP) is 3.57 % of GDP (2021), 3.57 points higher than in 1991. It is the highest in the period shown.

What is this?

Value of gas extracted minus costs, relative to GDP.

How to read it

Expected to rise sharply as Rovuma LNG projects come online.

Unit: % of GDP.

What does the data say?

Natural gas rents (% of GDP) (Mozambique) is 3.57 % of GDP (2021), 3.57 points higher than in 1991. It is the highest in the period shown.

Over all 31 observations since 1991, the highest was 3.57 (2021) and the lowest 0.00 (1991).

The latest observation is from 2021; the source has not published anything newer.

Why does it matter?

  • Households: Indirect, through public revenue.
  • Businesses: Large supplier contracts.
  • Government: Future revenue.
  • Investors: LNG exposure.
  • Mobile money: Indirect.

Observed facts are above; these are possible implications, not measured effects.

Countries — 2021

CountryLatestYear on year
Mozambique3.57 % of GDP+64.7%
Angola1.01 % of GDP+15.5%
World0.52 % of GDP+154.2%
Sub-Saharan Africa0.49 % of GDP+59.8%
Tanzania0.22 % of GDP+78.1%
China0.21 % of GDP+55.3%
India0.08 % of GDP+14.8%
Brazil0.07 % of GDP+46.5%
South Africa0.03 % of GDP+41.5%
Botswana0.00 % of GDP—
Kenya0.00 % of GDP—
Malawi0.00 % of GDP—
Portugal0.00 % of GDP—
Eswatini0.00 % of GDP—
Zambia0.00 % of GDP—
Zimbabwe0.00 % of GDP—

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Data source

Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators (NY.GDP.NGAS.RT.ZS)
Frequency
Annual
Observations
31 (1991 – 2021) for Mozambique; 16 country in total
Source published
2026-10-08
Last retrieved
2026-10-17
Method
Compiled by the World Bank from national statistics offices, the IMF, ILO and other agencies. Definitions are harmonised across countries.
Limitations
Annual. The latest year is often missing or revised. Some series are modelled estimates rather than direct measurements.
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