What is the difference in total natural resources rents between Central African Republic and Norway?

0.3%, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Norway?

52 years are reported by both, from 1970 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.

Central African Republic vs Norway: Total natural resources rents

Central African Republic

10.3%

in 2021

Norway

10.0%

in 2021

Central African Republic rank

48th

Norway rank

49th

Total natural resources rents over time

Central African Republic
Norway

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 10.3% against 10.0% in Norway, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Central African Republic ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 48th and Norway ranks 49th of 214 countries.

Central African Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Norway	Difference	Ahead
1970s	9.9%	1.7%	8.2%	Central African Republic
1980s	7.8%	5.4%	2.4%	Central African Republic
1990s	9.8%	5.6%	4.2%	Central African Republic
2000s	10.2%	10.1%	0.1%	Central African Republic
2010s	11.0%	7.1%	3.9%	Central African Republic
2020s	10.1%	7.1%	3.0%	Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total natural resources rents, Central African Republic or Norway?: Central African Republic, at 10.3% against 10.0% in Norway as of 2021.
What is the difference in total natural resources rents between Central African Republic and Norway?: 0.3%, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Norway?: 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Central African Republic and Norway rank globally for total natural resources rents?: Central African Republic ranks 48th and Norway ranks 49th 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.