Botswana vs Latvia: Total natural resources rents
Botswana
1.0%
in 2021
Latvia
1.2%
in 2021
Botswana rank
119th
Latvia rank
117th
Total natural resources rents over time
- Botswana
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 1.2% against 1.0% in Botswana, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Latvia ahead.
Botswana ranks 119th and Latvia ranks 117th of 214 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Latvia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.4% | 2.4% | 0.9% | Latvia |
| 2000s | 3.2% | 1.5% | 1.7% | Botswana |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 0.1% | Botswana |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 1.2% | 0.4% | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total natural resources rents, Botswana or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 1.2% against 1.0% in Botswana as of 2021.
- What is the difference in total natural resources rents between Botswana and Latvia?
- 0.2%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Latvia?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
- How do Botswana and Latvia rank globally for total natural resources rents?
- Botswana ranks 119th and Latvia ranks 117th 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.