Which has higher total natural resources rents, Iraq or Pre-demographic dividend?

Iraq, at 43.4% against 15.4% in Pre-demographic dividend as of 2021.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Pre-demographic dividend?

48 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.

Iraq vs Pre-demographic dividend: Total natural resources rents

Iraq

43.4%

in 2021

Pre-demographic dividend

15.4%

in 2021

Iraq rank

2nd

Pre-demographic dividend rank

5th

Total natural resources rents over time

Iraq
Pre-demographic dividend

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 43.4% against 15.4% in Pre-demographic dividend, a difference of 28.0%.

That makes Iraq's figure about 2.8 times Pre-demographic dividend's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 2nd and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 5th of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Pre-demographic dividend	Difference	Ahead
1970s	39.8%	15.5%	24.3%	Iraq
1980s	25.0%	12.4%	12.6%	Iraq
1990s	34.7%	15.4%	19.3%	Iraq
2000s	54.1%	19.5%	34.6%	Iraq
2010s	43.4%	16.6%	26.8%	Iraq
2020s	35.4%	12.3%	23.2%	Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total natural resources rents, Iraq or Pre-demographic dividend?: Iraq, at 43.4% against 15.4% in Pre-demographic dividend as of 2021.
What is the difference in total natural resources rents between Iraq and Pre-demographic dividend?: 28.0%, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Pre-demographic dividend?: 48 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Iraq and Pre-demographic dividend rank globally for total natural resources rents?: Iraq ranks 2nd and Pre-demographic dividend 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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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: 03 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.