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How estimated natural gas rents changed in North Africa

Natural gas rents were estimated at 8.00% of GDP in Algeria and 2.05% in Egypt in 2021, the last common year in the source. The estimates for Tunisia and Morocco were below 0.5%.

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North Africa Exchange Editorial Team

2021Natural gas rents by country
  • Algeria8 % of GDP
  • Egypt2.05 % of GDP
  • Tunisia0.49 % of GDP
  • Morocco0.01 % of GDP

The final source year is 2021. Historical points remain in the table.

Source 1

Natural gas rents, 1990 to 2021

Shared scale from zero to 10.00 % of GDP. A gap marks a year without an observation.

Algeria

Algeria · % of GDP1990: 2.41 · 1991: 3.39 · 1992: 3.15 · 1993: 3.05 · 1994: 3.58 · 1995: 4.46 · 1996: 4.63 · 1997: 5.33 · 1998: 5.30 · 1999: 5.50 · 2000: 6.36 · 2001: 6.77 · 2002: 5.63 · 2003: 4.62 · 2004: 3.91 · 2005: 4.63 · 2006: 4.49 · 2007: 3.92 · 2008: 3.31 · 2009: 3.99 · 2010: 3.25 · 2011: 3.27 · 2012: 3.37 · 2013: 3.15 · 2014: 3.06 · 2015: 2.91 · 2016: 2.57 · 2017: 2.97 · 2018: 4.64 · 2019: 4.24 · 2020: 4.84 · 2021: 8.00

19902021

8.00 % of GDP · 2021

Egypt

Egypt · % of GDP1990: 0.51 · 1991: 0.63 · 1992: 0.58 · 1993: 0.63 · 1994: 0.64 · 1995: 0.61 · 1996: 0.63 · 1997: 0.59 · 1998: 0.53 · 1999: 0.56 · 2000: 0.81 · 2001: 1.13 · 2002: 1.19 · 2003: 1.34 · 2004: 1.60 · 2005: 2.33 · 2006: 2.82 · 2007: 2.45 · 2008: 2.18 · 2009: 2.05 · 2010: 1.60 · 2011: 1.89 · 2012: 1.63 · 2013: 1.49 · 2014: 1.15 · 2015: 0.72 · 2016: 0.51 · 2017: 1.05 · 2018: 1.89 · 2019: 1.67 · 2020: 1.27 · 2021: 2.05

19902021

2.05 % of GDP · 2021

Morocco

Morocco · % of GDP1990: 0.01 · 1991: 0.00 · 1992: 0.00 · 1993: 0.00 · 1994: 0.00 · 1995: 0.00 · 1996: 0.00 · 1997: 0.00 · 1998: 0.00 · 1999: 0.00 · 2000: 0.01 · 2001: 0.01 · 2002: 0.00 · 2003: 0.00 · 2004: 0.00 · 2005: 0.00 · 2006: 0.01 · 2007: 0.01 · 2008: 0.00 · 2009: 0.00 · 2010: 0.00 · 2011: 0.01 · 2012: 0.01 · 2013: 0.01 · 2014: 0.01 · 2015: 0.00 · 2016: 0.00 · 2017: 0.00 · 2018: 0.01 · 2019: 0.01 · 2020: 0.01 · 2021: 0.01

19902021

0.01 % of GDP · 2021

Tunisia

Tunisia · % of GDP1990: 0.08 · 1991: 0.05 · 1992: 0.07 · 1993: 0.07 · 1994: 0.06 · 1995: 0.06 · 1996: 0.14 · 1997: 0.28 · 1998: 0.29 · 1999: 0.26 · 2000: 0.36 · 2001: 0.46 · 2002: 0.36 · 2003: 0.31 · 2004: 0.31 · 2005: 0.40 · 2006: 0.40 · 2007: 0.32 · 2008: 0.38 · 2009: 0.43 · 2010: 0.34 · 2011: 0.40 · 2012: 0.41 · 2013: 0.38 · 2014: 0.42 · 2015: 0.27 · 2016: 0.20 · 2017: 0.24 · 2018: 0.35 · 2019: 0.31 · 2020: 0.30 · 2021: 0.49

19902021

0.49 % of GDP · 2021

World Bank Changing Wealth of Nations estimates via WDI

Algeria’s ratio increased between 2015 and 2021

The estimate rose from 2.91% of GDP in 2015 to 4.84% in 2020 and 8.00% in 2021. Algeria had previously reached 6.36% in 2000, so earlier points show substantial variation. Source 1

Egypt’s ratio also fluctuated

Egypt was estimated at 2.45% in 2007, 0.72% in 2015 and 2.05% in 2021. Tunisia was at 0.49% in 2021, while Morocco was below 0.01% at the source precision. Source 1

Rent measures value above extraction costs

The calculation uses production valued at regional prices and subtracts the estimated costs of producing the gas. Higher volumes, higher prices and lower costs can all affect the estimate. GDP changes can affect the share. Source 2

Government receipts require a separate source

Taxes, royalties and dividends depend on fiscal rules, contracts and ownership. The national-accounts rent estimate gives an economic surplus measure. Government budgets or extractive-revenue records can show what was collected. Source 2

Sources

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