Libya vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Total natural resources rents
Libya
61.0%
in 2021
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
16.1%
in 2021
Libya rank
1st
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
4th
Total natural resources rents over time
- Libya
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
How they compare
Libya currently reports 61.0% against 16.1% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 44.9%.
That makes Libya's figure about 3.8 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Libya has been ahead every year.
Libya ranks 1st and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 4th of 214 countries.
Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.0% | 12.5% | 13.6% | Libya |
| 2000s | 52.3% | 19.4% | 32.8% | Libya |
| 2010s | 34.8% | 16.2% | 18.6% | Libya |
| 2020s | 36.3% | 12.9% | 23.3% | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total natural resources rents, Libya or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Libya, at 61.0% against 16.1% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2021.
- What is the difference in total natural resources rents between Libya and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 44.9%, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
- How do Libya and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for total natural resources rents?
- Libya ranks 1st and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 4th 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.