Australia vs South Asia: Total natural resources rents
Australia
13.4%
in 2021
South Asia
2.8%
in 2021
Australia rank
38th
South Asia rank
35th
Total natural resources rents over time
- Australia
- South Asia
How they compare
Australia currently reports 13.4% against 2.8% in South Asia, a difference of 10.6%.
That makes Australia's figure about 4.8 times South Asia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 38th and South Asia ranks 35th of 214 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.7% | 2.0% | 1.7% | Australia |
| 1980s | 4.3% | 2.8% | 1.5% | Australia |
| 1990s | 2.3% | 2.2% | 0.0% | Australia |
| 2000s | 4.4% | 3.2% | 1.2% | Australia |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 2.7% | 2.8% | Australia |
| 2020s | 9.7% | 2.2% | 7.6% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total natural resources rents, Australia or South Asia?
- Australia, at 13.4% against 2.8% in South Asia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in total natural resources rents between Australia and South Asia?
- 10.6%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and South Asia?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Australia and South Asia rank globally for total natural resources rents?
- Australia ranks 38th and South Asia ranks 35th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB), published as Total natural resources rents (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total natural resources rents are the sum of oil rents, natural gas rents, coal rents (hard and soft), mineral rents, and forest rents.