Cameroon vs Laos: Total natural resources rents (% of GDP)
Cameroon
5.5%
in 2021
Laos
5.4%
in 2021
Cameroon rank
71st
Laos rank
72nd
Total natural resources rents (% of GDP) over time
- Cameroon
- Laos
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 5.5% against 5.4% in Laos, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 71st and Laos ranks 72nd of 214 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Laos in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.2% | 4.7% | 3.5% | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 7.9% | 7.2% | 0.7% | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 7.0% | 8.3% | 1.3% | Laos |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 8.5% | 1.8% | Laos |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 4.1% | 0.8% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total natural resources rents, Cameroon or Laos?
- Cameroon, at 5.5% against 5.4% in Laos as of 2021.
- What is the difference in total natural resources rents between Cameroon and Laos?
- 0.1%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Laos?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2021.
- How do Cameroon and Laos rank globally for total natural resources rents?
- Cameroon ranks 71st and Laos ranks 72nd 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.