Rich countries rely on a large net appropriation of resources from the global South.
Imperialist appropriation in the world economy: Drain from the global South through unequal exchange, 1990–2015
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S095937802200005X
Rich countries rely on a large net appropriation of resources from the global South.
Drain from the South is worth over $10 trillion per year, in Northern prices.