Equatorial Guinea vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Total natural resources rents
Equatorial Guinea
23.5%
in 2021
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
6.3%
in 2021
Equatorial Guinea rank
20th
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
21st
Total natural resources rents over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 23.5% against 6.3% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 17.2%.
That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 3.7 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 21st 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.9% | 3.5% | 2.3% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1980s | 21.7% | 6.1% | 15.6% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1990s | 44.7% | 3.1% | 41.6% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 53.9% | 6.1% | 47.8% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 28.3% | 4.2% | 24.1% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 20.1% | 4.4% | 15.7% | 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 23.5% against 6.3% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2021.
- What is the difference in total natural resources rents between Equatorial Guinea and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 17.2%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for total natural resources rents?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 20th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 21st 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.