Which has higher total natural resources rents, Lower middle income or Russian Federation?

Russian Federation, at 18.5% against 4.7% in Lower middle income as of 2021.

What is the difference in total natural resources rents between Lower middle income and Russian Federation?

13.8%, with Russian Federation ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Russian Federation?

34 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2021.

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.

Lower middle income vs Russian Federation: Total natural resources rents

Lower middle income

4.7%

in 2021

Russian Federation

18.5%

in 2021

Lower middle income rank

26th

Russian Federation rank

26th

Total natural resources rents over time

Lower middle income
Russian Federation

How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 18.5% against 4.7% in Lower middle income, a difference of 13.8%.

That makes Russian Federation's figure about 4.0 times Lower middle income's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Russian Federation ahead.

Lower middle income ranks 26th and Russian Federation ranks 26th of 47 groups.

Russian Federation has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lower middle income	Russian Federation	Difference	Ahead
1980s	6.1%	7.6%	1.5%	Russian Federation
1990s	6.9%	8.6%	1.7%	Russian Federation
2000s	7.7%	17.6%	9.9%	Russian Federation
2010s	5.7%	12.4%	6.7%	Russian Federation
2020s	3.7%	13.0%	9.3%	Russian Federation

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total natural resources rents, Lower middle income or Russian Federation?: Russian Federation, at 18.5% against 4.7% in Lower middle income as of 2021.
What is the difference in total natural resources rents between Lower middle income and Russian Federation?: 13.8%, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Russian Federation?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2021.
How do Lower middle income and Russian Federation rank globally for total natural resources rents?: Lower middle income ranks 26th and Russian Federation ranks 26th 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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Indicator: Total natural resources rents (% of GDP)
Unit: % of GDP
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 262 places, 11,682 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Total natural resources rents are the sum of oil rents, natural gas rents, coal rents (hard and soft), mineral rents, and forest rents.