Burkina Faso vs Gabon: Total natural resources rents
Burkina Faso
20.1%
in 2021
Gabon
18.5%
in 2021
Burkina Faso rank
25th
Gabon rank
27th
Total natural resources rents over time
- Burkina Faso
- Gabon
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 20.1% against 18.5% in Gabon, a difference of 1.6%.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Gabon's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Gabon ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 25th and Gabon ranks 27th of 214 countries.
Gabon has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.9% | 26.4% | 18.6% | Gabon |
| 1980s | 7.8% | 19.8% | 12.0% | Gabon |
| 1990s | 9.3% | 28.8% | 19.5% | Gabon |
| 2000s | 6.6% | 34.7% | 28.1% | Gabon |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 25.5% | 14.3% | Gabon |
| 2020s | 14.7% | 16.0% | 1.3% | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total natural resources rents, Burkina Faso or Gabon?
- Burkina Faso, at 20.1% against 18.5% in Gabon as of 2021.
- What is the difference in total natural resources rents between Burkina Faso and Gabon?
- 1.6%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Gabon?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Burkina Faso and Gabon rank globally for total natural resources rents?
- Burkina Faso ranks 25th and Gabon ranks 27th 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.