Botswana vs Bulgaria: Total natural resources rents

Botswana
1.0%
in 2021
Bulgaria
0.9%
in 2021
Botswana rank
119th
Bulgaria rank
123rd

Total natural resources rents over time

  • Botswana
  • Bulgaria
02468197019952021

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 1.0% against 0.9% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 119th and Bulgaria ranks 123rd of 214 countries.

Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Bulgaria Difference Ahead
1980s 3.2% 1.7% 1.5% Botswana
1990s 1.7% 1.0% 0.7% Botswana
2000s 3.2% 1.1% 2.1% Botswana
2010s 1.3% 1.1% 0.2% Botswana
2020s 0.9% 0.8% 0.1% Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total natural resources rents, Botswana or Bulgaria?
Botswana, at 1.0% against 0.9% in Bulgaria as of 2021.
What is the difference in total natural resources rents between Botswana and Bulgaria?
0.1%, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Bulgaria?
42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
How do Botswana and Bulgaria rank globally for total natural resources rents?
Botswana ranks 119th and Bulgaria ranks 123rd 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

Indicator
Total natural resources 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
262 places, 11,682 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed

Total natural resources rents are the sum of oil rents, natural gas rents, coal rents (hard and soft), mineral rents, and forest rents.