Iraq vs Zambia: Total natural resources rents
Iraq
43.4%
in 2021
Zambia
35.3%
in 2021
Iraq rank
2nd
Zambia rank
5th
Total natural resources rents over time
- Iraq
- Zambia
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 43.4% against 35.3% in Zambia, a difference of 8.1%.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.2 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Zambia ahead.
Iraq ranks 2nd and Zambia 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 | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39.8% | 22.7% | 17.1% | Iraq |
| 1980s | 25.0% | 11.4% | 13.6% | Iraq |
| 1990s | 34.7% | 8.5% | 26.2% | Iraq |
| 2000s | 54.1% | 13.9% | 40.2% | Iraq |
| 2010s | 43.4% | 12.8% | 30.5% | Iraq |
| 2020s | 35.4% | 25.7% | 9.7% | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total natural resources rents, Iraq or Zambia?
- Iraq, at 43.4% against 35.3% in Zambia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in total natural resources rents between Iraq and Zambia?
- 8.1%, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Zambia?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Iraq and Zambia rank globally for total natural resources rents?
- Iraq ranks 2nd 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.