Guyana vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Total natural resources rents
Total natural resources rents over time
- Guyana
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 33.7% against 16.1% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 17.6%.
That makes Guyana's figure about 2.1 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Guyana ahead.
Guyana ranks 7th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 4th of 214 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 4 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.0% | 20.0% | 1.9% | Guyana |
| 1980s | 23.2% | 15.4% | 7.8% | Guyana |
| 1990s | 26.5% | 12.5% | 14.0% | Guyana |
| 2000s | 14.2% | 19.4% | 5.2% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 12.3% | 16.2% | 4.0% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 23.8% | 12.9% | 10.8% | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total natural resources rents, Guyana or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Guyana, at 33.7% against 16.1% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2021.
- What is the difference in total natural resources rents between Guyana and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 17.6%, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Guyana and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for total natural resources rents?
- Guyana ranks 7th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 4th 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.