Forget stock markets and tech giants for a second. We’re talking about the raw, untapped power of the Earth.
If you added up every ounce of gold, every drop of oil, every acre of timber, every lithium and every piece of Rare Earth Minerals, the leaderboard changes COMPLETELY.
As the world shifts to green energy and EVs, which resource do you think will be the most valuable in 10 years? (Oil vs. Lithium vs. Rare Earth Minerals vs. Water?) ๐ง
Is having $75 Trillion in resources enough to become a superpower in the 21st century?
Which of these countries is managing their wealth the best? ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด
Do you think natural resources are a "blessing" or a "curse" for a country's economy?\
Scroll down and tell share your thoughts in the comments: Who is the biggest "sleeper" on this list?๐
Richest Countries by Natural Resource Value ๐ฐ
1. ๐ท๐บ Russia – ~$75 Trillion
2. ๐บ๐ธ United States – ~$45 Trillion
3. ๐ธ๐ฆ Saudi Arabia – ~$34.4 Trillion
4. ๐จ๐ฆ Canada – ~$33.2 Trillion
5. ๐ฎ๐ท Iran – ~$27.3 Trillion
6. ๐จ๐ฉ DR Congo – ~$24 Trillion
7. ๐จ๐ณ China – ~$23 Trillion
8. ๐ง๐ท Brazil – ~$21.8 Trillion
9. ๐ฆ๐บ Australia – ~$19.9 Trillion
10. ๐ฎ๐ถ Iraq – ~$15.9 Trillion
11. ๐ป๐ช Venezuela – ~$14.3 Trillion
12. ๐ฐ๐ฟ Kazakhstan – ~$12 Trillion
13. ๐ณ๐ด Norway – ~$11 Trillion
14. ๐ฆ๐ช United Arab Emirates – ~$9 Trillion
15. ๐ณ๐ฌ Nigeria – ~$8 Trillion
16. ๐จ๐ฑ Chile – ~$7.5 Trillion
17. ๐ฒ๐ฝ Mexico – ~$7 Trillion
18. ๐ฟ๐ฆ South Africa – ~$6.8 Trillion
19. ๐ฆ๐ท Argentina – ~$6.5 Trillion
20. ๐ฎ๐ฉ Indonesia – ~$6 Trillion
21. ๐ต๐ช Peru – ~$5.5 Trillion
22. ๐ฑ๐พ Libya – ~$5 Trillion
23. ๐ฆ๐ด Angola – ~$4.8 Trillion
24. ๐ถ๐ฆ Qatar – ~$4.5 Trillion
25. ๐ฉ๐ฟ Algeria – ~$4.2 Trillion
26. ๐ฎ๐ณ India – ~$3.9 Trillion
27. ๐จ๐ด Colombia – ~$3.5 Trillion
28. ๐ต๐ฑ Poland – ~$3.3 Trillion
29. ๐ป๐ณ Vietnam – ~$3.1 Trillion
30. ๐ฒ๐ฒ Myanmar – ~$3 Trillion
31. ๐ธ๐ช Sweden – ~$2.8 Trillion
32. ๐จ๐บ Cuba – ~$2.6 Trillion
33. ๐ฌ๐ญ Ghana – ~$2.5 Trillion
34. ๐น๐ท Turkey – ~$2.4 Trillion
35. ๐ต๐ญ Philippines – ~$2.2 Trillion
36. ๐ฒ๐พ Malaysia – ~$2 Trillion
37. ๐จ๐ฌ Republic of the Congo – ~$1.9 Trillion
38. ๐ซ๐ท France – ~$1.8 Trillion
39. ๐ช๐ฌ Egypt – ~$1.7 Trillion
40. ๐น๐ญ Thailand – ~$1.6 Trillion
41. ๐บ๐ฆ Ukraine – ~$1.5 Trillion
42. ๐น๐ณ Tunisia – ~$1.4 Trillion
43. ๐ฌ๐ท Greece – ~$1.3 Trillion
44. ๐ช๐จ Ecuador – ~$1.2 Trillion
45. ๐จ๐ท Costa Rica – ~$1.1 Trillion
46. ๐ต๐ฆ Panama – ~$1 Trillion
47. ๐ฌ๐ช Georgia – ~$900 Billion
48. ๐ฒ๐ฆ Morocco – ~$850 Billion
49. ๐ญ๐บ Hungary – ~$800 Billion
50. ๐ฎ๐ฑ Israel – ~$750 Billion
Note: These are Estimates based on oil, gas, coal, minerals, and timber reserves; figures rounded and vary by methodology/year.
Source: Compiled from World Bank, IMF, U.S. EIA, BP Statistical Review, OPEC, CIA World Factbook, Visual Capitalist, Statista and other reliable references.