Congo vs Guyana: Total natural resources rents
Congo
37.7%
in 2021
Guyana
33.7%
in 2021
Congo rank
4th
Guyana rank
7th
Total natural resources rents over time
- Congo
- Guyana
How they compare
Congo currently reports 37.7% against 33.7% in Guyana, a difference of 4.0%.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Guyana's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Guyana ahead.
Congo ranks 4th and Guyana ranks 7th of 214 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 4 and Guyana in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.9% | 22.0% | 4.0% | Guyana |
| 1980s | 22.9% | 23.2% | 0.3% | Guyana |
| 1990s | 36.1% | 26.8% | 9.3% | Congo |
| 2000s | 47.1% | 14.2% | 32.9% | Congo |
| 2010s | 34.3% | 12.3% | 22.0% | Congo |
| 2020s | 32.0% | 23.8% | 8.2% | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total natural resources rents, Congo or Guyana?
- Congo, at 37.7% against 33.7% in Guyana as of 2021.
- What is the difference in total natural resources rents between Congo and Guyana?
- 4.0%, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Guyana?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Congo and Guyana rank globally for total natural resources rents?
- Congo ranks 4th and Guyana ranks 7th 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.