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
020406080197019952021

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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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

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