Burkina Faso vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Total natural resources rents
Burkina Faso
20.1%
in 2021
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
5.7%
in 2021
Burkina Faso rank
25th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
23rd
Total natural resources rents over time
- Burkina Faso
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 20.1% against 5.7% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 14.4%.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 3.5 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 25th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 23rd of 214 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.9% | 3.6% | 4.3% | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 7.8% | 5.9% | 1.9% | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 9.3% | 3.0% | 6.3% | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 6.6% | 5.1% | 1.6% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 4.1% | 7.1% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 14.7% | 4.0% | 10.6% | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total natural resources rents, Burkina Faso or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Burkina Faso, at 20.1% against 5.7% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2021.
- What is the difference in total natural resources rents between Burkina Faso and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 14.4%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Burkina Faso and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for total natural resources rents?
- Burkina Faso ranks 25th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 23rd 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.