Lesotho vs Rwanda: Total natural resources rents
Lesotho
4.3%
in 2021
Rwanda
4.0%
in 2021
Lesotho rank
81st
Rwanda rank
84th
Total natural resources rents over time
- Lesotho
- Rwanda
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 4.3% against 4.0% in Rwanda, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 81st and Rwanda ranks 84th of 214 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.1% | 9.6% | 0.5% | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 7.2% | 5.8% | 1.4% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 3.6% | 9.2% | 5.6% | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 4.4% | 6.6% | 2.2% | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 5.9% | 0.9% | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 4.1% | 0.4% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total natural resources rents, Lesotho or Rwanda?
- Lesotho, at 4.3% against 4.0% in Rwanda as of 2021.
- What is the difference in total natural resources rents between Lesotho and Rwanda?
- 0.3%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Rwanda?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Lesotho and Rwanda rank globally for total natural resources rents?
- Lesotho ranks 81st and Rwanda ranks 84th 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.