A map illustrating the change in government control of economic activity in mining and energy from Q4 2019 to Q4 2024, from the Resource Nationalism Index. 43% of countries — mostly in the Americas, Europe, and Northern Africa — have increased control in the last five years, complicating the risk to businesses. 29% of countries have seen no change, and 28% have decreased. Control has increased the most in Germany and Afghanistan, with the U.S. increasing slightly.