Cape Verde vs Gabon: Total natural resources rents
Cape Verde
17.7%
in 2021
Gabon
18.5%
in 2021
Cape Verde rank
30th
Gabon rank
27th
Total natural resources rents over time
- Cape Verde
- Gabon
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 18.5% against 17.7% in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 30th and Gabon ranks 27th of 214 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 2 and Gabon in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 63.8% | 19.6% | 44.2% | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 34.2% | 28.8% | 5.4% | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 25.7% | 34.7% | 9.0% | Gabon |
| 2010s | 18.7% | 25.5% | 6.9% | Gabon |
| 2020s | 14.6% | 16.0% | 1.4% | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total natural resources rents, Cape Verde or Gabon?
- Gabon, at 18.5% against 17.7% in Cape Verde as of 2021.
- What is the difference in total natural resources rents between Cape Verde and Gabon?
- 0.8%, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Gabon?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2021.
- How do Cape Verde and Gabon rank globally for total natural resources rents?
- Cape Verde ranks 30th 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.