Equatorial Guinea vs Latin America & Caribbean: Total natural resources rents
Equatorial Guinea
23.5%
in 2021
Latin America & Caribbean
6.1%
in 2021
Equatorial Guinea rank
20th
Latin America & Caribbean rank
22nd
Total natural resources rents over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Latin America & Caribbean
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 23.5% against 6.1% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 17.4%.
That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 3.8 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 20th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 22nd of 214 countries.
Equatorial Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Latin America & Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.9% | 3.4% | 2.5% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1980s | 21.7% | 5.8% | 15.9% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1990s | 44.7% | 3.0% | 41.7% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 53.9% | 5.8% | 48.0% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 28.3% | 4.1% | 24.2% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 20.1% | 4.3% | 15.8% | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total natural resources rents, Equatorial Guinea or Latin America & Caribbean?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 23.5% against 6.1% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2021.
- What is the difference in total natural resources rents between Equatorial Guinea and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 17.4%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for total natural resources rents?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 20th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 22nd 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.