Which has higher natural gas rents, Bolivia, Plurinational State of or Sub-Saharan Africa?

Bolivia, Plurinational State of, at 1.9% against 0.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2021.

What is the difference in natural gas rents between Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Sub-Saharan Africa?

1.4%, with Bolivia, Plurinational State of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Sub-Saharan Africa?

51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB), published as Natural gas rents (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bolivia, Plurinational State of vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Natural gas rents

Bolivia, Plurinational State of

1.9%

in 2021

Sub-Saharan Africa

0.5%

in 2021

Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank

24th

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

26th

Natural gas rents over time

Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Bolivia, Plurinational State of currently reports 1.9% against 0.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 1.4%.

That makes Bolivia, Plurinational State of's figure about 3.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Bolivia, Plurinational State of has been ahead every year.

Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 24th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 26th of 201 countries.

Bolivia, Plurinational State of has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.2%	0.0%	0.2%	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1980s	0.7%	0.0%	0.6%	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1990s	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
2000s	2.3%	0.2%	2.1%	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
2010s	3.1%	0.3%	2.8%	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
2020s	1.5%	0.4%	1.1%	Bolivia, Plurinational State of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher natural gas rents, Bolivia, Plurinational State of or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Bolivia, Plurinational State of, at 1.9% against 0.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2021.
What is the difference in natural gas rents between Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 1.4%, with Bolivia, Plurinational State of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2021.
How do Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for natural gas rents?: Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 24th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 26th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB), published as Natural gas rents (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Natural gas rents (% of GDP)
Unit: % of GDP
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 248 places, 10,766 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Natural gas rents are the difference between the value of natural gas production at regional prices and total costs of production.