Congo vs Low income: Total natural resources rents
Congo
37.7%
in 2021
Low income
13.8%
in 2021
Congo rank
4th
Low income rank
6th
Total natural resources rents over time
- Congo
- Low income
How they compare
Congo currently reports 37.7% against 13.8% in Low income, a difference of 23.9%.
That makes Congo's figure about 2.7 times Low income's.
Across all 52 years both countries report, Congo has been ahead every year.
Congo ranks 4th and Low income ranks 6th of 214 countries.
Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Low income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.9% | 5.1% | 12.8% | Congo |
| 1980s | 22.9% | 7.6% | 15.3% | Congo |
| 1990s | 36.1% | 12.8% | 23.3% | Congo |
| 2000s | 47.1% | 13.6% | 33.5% | Congo |
| 2010s | 34.3% | 11.5% | 22.8% | Congo |
| 2020s | 32.0% | 11.0% | 21.0% | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total natural resources rents, Congo or Low income?
- Congo, at 37.7% against 13.8% in Low income as of 2021.
- What is the difference in total natural resources rents between Congo and Low income?
- 23.9%, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Low income?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Congo and Low income rank globally for total natural resources rents?
- Congo ranks 4th and Low income 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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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.