Guyana vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Total natural resources rents
Guyana
33.7%
in 2021
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
10.0%
in 2021
Guyana rank
7th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
10th
Total natural resources rents over time
- Guyana
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 33.7% against 10.0% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 23.7%.
That makes Guyana's figure about 3.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Guyana ahead.
Guyana ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 10th of 214 countries.
Guyana has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.0% | 8.9% | 13.1% | Guyana |
| 1980s | 23.2% | 8.7% | 14.5% | Guyana |
| 1990s | 26.8% | 10.3% | 16.5% | Guyana |
| 2000s | 14.2% | 11.9% | 2.3% | Guyana |
| 2010s | 12.3% | 10.1% | 2.1% | Guyana |
| 2020s | 23.8% | 8.0% | 15.7% | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total natural resources rents, Guyana or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Guyana, at 33.7% against 10.0% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2021.
- What is the difference in total natural resources rents between Guyana and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 23.7%, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Guyana and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for total natural resources rents?
- Guyana ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 10th 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.