Kuwait vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Total natural resources rents
Kuwait
29.3%
in 2020
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
10.0%
in 2021
Kuwait rank
12th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
10th
Total natural resources rents over time
- Kuwait
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 29.3% against 10.0% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 19.3%.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 2.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 50 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 12th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 10th of 214 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 53.6% | 7.9% | 45.7% | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 38.3% | 8.7% | 29.6% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 34.2% | 10.3% | 23.9% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 46.9% | 11.9% | 35.0% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 46.8% | 10.1% | 36.6% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 29.3% | 6.0% | 23.2% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total natural resources rents, Kuwait or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Kuwait, at 29.3% against 10.0% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2020.
- What is the difference in total natural resources rents between Kuwait and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 19.3%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
- How do Kuwait and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for total natural resources rents?
- Kuwait ranks 12th 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.