Burkina Faso vs Lower middle income: Total natural resources rents

Burkina Faso
20.1%
in 2021
Lower middle income
4.7%
in 2021
Burkina Faso rank
25th
Lower middle income rank
26th

Total natural resources rents over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Lower middle income
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 20.1% against 4.7% in Lower middle income, a difference of 15.4%.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 4.3 times Lower middle income's.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 25th and Lower middle income ranks 26th of 214 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 5 and Lower middle income in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Lower middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 7.9% 7.0% 0.9% Burkina Faso
1980s 7.8% 6.9% 0.9% Burkina Faso
1990s 9.3% 6.9% 2.5% Burkina Faso
2000s 6.6% 7.7% 1.0% Lower middle income
2010s 11.2% 5.7% 5.5% Burkina Faso
2020s 14.7% 3.7% 11.0% Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total natural resources rents, Burkina Faso or Lower middle income?
Burkina Faso, at 20.1% against 4.7% in Lower middle income as of 2021.
What is the difference in total natural resources rents between Burkina Faso and Lower middle income?
15.4%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Lower middle income?
52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Burkina Faso and Lower middle income rank globally for total natural resources rents?
Burkina Faso ranks 25th and Lower middle income ranks 26th 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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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.