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>>14007832
It really doesn't. Even among the countries that are entirely unindustrialized and underdeveloped, the ones with an export extractivist economy are far wealthier than the ones that straight up don't produce anything.
More than that, poor countries export a tiny amount of all natural resources. Developed countries usually lead natural resources exports. Or Russia, Brazil and China. You can look up exporters online, name some ore or other natural resource.