Which has higher total natural resources rents, Cape Verde or United Arab Emirates?

Cape Verde, at 17.7% against 17.6% in United Arab Emirates as of 2021.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and United Arab Emirates?

35 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2021.

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.

Cape Verde vs United Arab Emirates: Total natural resources rents

Cape Verde

17.7%

in 2021

United Arab Emirates

17.6%

in 2021

Cape Verde rank

30th

United Arab Emirates rank

31st

Total natural resources rents over time

Cape Verde
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 17.7% against 17.6% in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Cape Verde ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 30th and United Arab Emirates ranks 31st of 214 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 3 and United Arab Emirates in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1980s	63.8%	25.4%	38.4%	Cape Verde
1990s	34.2%	21.1%	13.1%	Cape Verde
2000s	25.7%	22.3%	3.4%	Cape Verde
2010s	18.7%	20.8%	2.2%	United Arab Emirates
2020s	14.6%	14.8%	0.2%	United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total natural resources rents, Cape Verde or United Arab Emirates?: Cape Verde, at 17.7% against 17.6% in United Arab Emirates as of 2021.
What is the difference in total natural resources rents between Cape Verde and United Arab Emirates?: 0.1%, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and United Arab Emirates?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2021.
How do Cape Verde and United Arab Emirates rank globally for total natural resources rents?: Cape Verde ranks 30th and United Arab Emirates ranks 31st 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: 03 September 2026

Total natural resources rents are the sum of oil rents, natural gas rents, coal rents (hard and soft), mineral rents, and forest rents.