Which has higher total natural resources rents, Democratic Republic of Congo or East Timor?

Democratic Republic of Congo, at 38.8% against 34.7% in East Timor as of 2021.

What is the difference in total natural resources rents between Democratic Republic of Congo and East Timor?

4.1%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and East Timor?

11 years are reported by both, from 2000 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.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs East Timor: Total natural resources rents (% of GDP)

Democratic Republic of Congo

38.8%

in 2021

East Timor

34.7%

in 2021

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

3rd

East Timor rank

6th

Total natural resources rents (% of GDP) over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
East Timor

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 38.8% against 34.7% in East Timor, a difference of 4.1%.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.1 times East Timor's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 3rd and East Timor ranks 6th of 214 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 1 and East Timor in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	East Timor	Difference	Ahead
2000s	18.6%	0.4%	18.2%	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	19.3%	55.3%	36.0%	East Timor
2020s	27.4%	34.6%	7.2%	East Timor

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total natural resources rents, Democratic Republic of Congo or East Timor?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 38.8% against 34.7% in East Timor as of 2021.
What is the difference in total natural resources rents between Democratic Republic of Congo and East Timor?: 4.1%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and East Timor?: 11 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and East Timor rank globally for total natural resources rents?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 3rd and East Timor ranks 6th 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: 15 October 2026

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