Ghana vs High income: Total natural resources rents
Ghana
13.3%
in 2021
High income
2.5%
in 2021
Ghana rank
39th
High income rank
37th
Total natural resources rents over time
- Ghana
- High income
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 13.3% against 2.5% in High income, a difference of 10.8%.
That makes Ghana's figure about 5.4 times High income's.
Across all 52 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.
Ghana ranks 39th and High income ranks 37th of 214 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | High income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.0% | 2.1% | 2.9% | Ghana |
| 1980s | 6.3% | 2.2% | 4.1% | Ghana |
| 1990s | 10.3% | 1.0% | 9.3% | Ghana |
| 2000s | 11.6% | 1.9% | 9.8% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 11.4% | 2.0% | 9.4% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 1.8% | 9.1% | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total natural resources rents, Ghana or High income?
- Ghana, at 13.3% against 2.5% in High income as of 2021.
- What is the difference in total natural resources rents between Ghana and High income?
- 10.8%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and High income?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Ghana and High income rank globally for total natural resources rents?
- Ghana ranks 39th and High income ranks 37th 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.