How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?

50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.

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.

Iran vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Total natural resources rents

Iran

30.4%

in 2021

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

10.0%

in 2021

Iran rank

9th

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank

10th

Total natural resources rents over time

Iran
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

How they compare

Iran currently reports 30.4% against 10.0% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 20.4%.

That makes Iran's figure about 3.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Iran ahead.

Iran ranks 9th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 10th of 214 countries.

Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran	Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)	Difference	Ahead
1970s	28.6%	8.9%	19.7%	Iran
1980s	17.4%	8.7%	8.7%	Iran
1990s	21.8%	10.7%	11.1%	Iran
2000s	28.4%	11.9%	16.5%	Iran
2010s	22.7%	10.1%	12.6%	Iran
2020s	26.8%	8.0%	18.8%	Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total natural resources rents, Iran or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: Iran, at 30.4% against 10.0% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2021.
What is the difference in total natural resources rents between Iran and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: 20.4%, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Iran and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for total natural resources rents?: Iran ranks 9th 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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Indicator: Total natural resources rents (% of GDP)
Unit: % of GDP
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 262 places, 11,682 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Total natural resources rents are the sum of oil rents, natural gas rents, coal rents (hard and soft), mineral rents, and forest rents.