Cameroon vs Ethiopia: Total natural resources rents

Cameroon
5.5%
in 2021
Ethiopia
5.9%
in 2021
Cameroon rank
71st
Ethiopia rank
69th

Total natural resources rents over time

  • Cameroon
  • Ethiopia
010203040197019952021

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 5.9% against 5.5% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Cameroon ranks 71st and Ethiopia ranks 69th of 214 countries.

Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Ethiopia Difference Ahead
1980s 8.3% 11.2% 2.9% Ethiopia
1990s 7.9% 21.4% 13.5% Ethiopia
2000s 7.0% 22.3% 15.3% Ethiopia
2010s 6.7% 12.1% 5.4% Ethiopia
2020s 4.9% 5.7% 0.7% Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total natural resources rents, Cameroon or Ethiopia?
Ethiopia, at 5.9% against 5.5% in Cameroon as of 2021.
What is the difference in total natural resources rents between Cameroon and Ethiopia?
0.4%, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Ethiopia?
41 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2021.
How do Cameroon and Ethiopia rank globally for total natural resources rents?
Cameroon ranks 71st and Ethiopia ranks 69th 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.