Gabon vs Small states: Total natural resources rents
Gabon
18.5%
in 2021
Small states
4.7%
in 2021
Gabon rank
27th
Small states rank
25th
Total natural resources rents over time
- Gabon
- Small states
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 18.5% against 4.7% in Small states, a difference of 13.8%.
That makes Gabon's figure about 4.0 times Small states's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Gabon ahead.
Gabon ranks 27th and Small states ranks 25th of 214 countries.
Gabon has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.4% | 10.4% | 16.1% | Gabon |
| 1980s | 19.8% | 12.5% | 7.4% | Gabon |
| 1990s | 28.8% | 5.6% | 23.2% | Gabon |
| 2000s | 34.7% | 5.3% | 29.5% | Gabon |
| 2010s | 25.5% | 5.0% | 20.5% | Gabon |
| 2020s | 16.0% | 3.7% | 12.2% | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total natural resources rents, Gabon or Small states?
- Gabon, at 18.5% against 4.7% in Small states as of 2021.
- What is the difference in total natural resources rents between Gabon and Small states?
- 13.8%, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Small states?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Gabon and Small states rank globally for total natural resources rents?
- Gabon ranks 27th and Small states ranks 25th 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.