Brazil vs Nigeria: Total natural resources rents
Brazil
7.9%
in 2021
Nigeria
8.6%
in 2021
Brazil rank
56th
Nigeria rank
55th
Total natural resources rents over time
- Brazil
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 8.6% against 7.9% in Brazil, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nigeria ahead.
Brazil ranks 56th and Nigeria ranks 55th of 214 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.7% | 16.5% | 14.8% | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 2.8% | 11.0% | 8.2% | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 1.7% | 20.8% | 19.1% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 16.9% | 13.8% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 10.2% | 6.9% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 6.8% | 1.2% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total natural resources rents, Brazil or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 8.6% against 7.9% in Brazil as of 2021.
- What is the difference in total natural resources rents between Brazil and Nigeria?
- 0.7%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Nigeria?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Brazil and Nigeria rank globally for total natural resources rents?
- Brazil ranks 56th and Nigeria ranks 55th 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.