Guyana vs Zambia: Total natural resources rents
Guyana
33.7%
in 2021
Zambia
35.3%
in 2021
Guyana rank
7th
Zambia rank
5th
Total natural resources rents over time
- Guyana
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 35.3% against 33.7% in Guyana, a difference of 1.6%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Zambia ahead.
Guyana ranks 7th and Zambia ranks 5th of 214 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.0% | 22.1% | 0.2% | Zambia |
| 1980s | 23.2% | 11.4% | 11.8% | Guyana |
| 1990s | 26.8% | 7.6% | 19.2% | Guyana |
| 2000s | 14.2% | 13.9% | 0.3% | Guyana |
| 2010s | 12.3% | 12.8% | 0.5% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 23.8% | 25.7% | 2.0% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total natural resources rents, Guyana or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 35.3% against 33.7% in Guyana as of 2021.
- What is the difference in total natural resources rents between Guyana and Zambia?
- 1.6%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Zambia?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Guyana and Zambia rank globally for total natural resources rents?
- Guyana ranks 7th and Zambia ranks 5th 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.