Low income vs Zambia: Total natural resources rents
Low income
13.8%
in 2021
Zambia
35.3%
in 2021
Low income rank
6th
Zambia rank
5th
Total natural resources rents over time
- Low income
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 35.3% against 13.8% in Low income, a difference of 21.5%.
That makes Zambia's figure about 2.6 times Low income's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Zambia ahead.
Low income ranks 6th and Zambia ranks 5th of 47 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, Low income averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Low income | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.1% | 22.1% | 17.0% | Zambia |
| 1980s | 7.6% | 11.4% | 3.8% | Zambia |
| 1990s | 12.8% | 7.6% | 5.2% | Low income |
| 2000s | 13.6% | 13.9% | 0.3% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 11.5% | 12.8% | 1.4% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 11.0% | 25.7% | 14.7% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total natural resources rents, Low income or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 35.3% against 13.8% in Low income as of 2021.
- What is the difference in total natural resources rents between Low income and Zambia?
- 21.5%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and Zambia?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Low income and Zambia rank globally for total natural resources rents?
- Low income ranks 6th and Zambia ranks 5th of 47 groups.
- 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.