In article features of economic growth in the small countries of the world economy in an history-economic context are revealed, variants of economic development of the small countries owing to a various combination of territory, the population and resources are analysed, factors of economic growth are established, dynamics of economic development in small and large, resources-superfluous and resources-insufficient transitive economy is presented. Indicators of export of power resources and the power rent of some oil-producing countries are analysed.