Madagascar vs Zimbabwe: Total natural resources rents

Madagascar
5.5%
in 2021
Zimbabwe
6.4%
in 2021
Madagascar rank
70th
Zimbabwe rank
67th

Total natural resources rents over time

  • Madagascar
  • Zimbabwe
05101520197019952021

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 6.4% against 5.5% in Madagascar, a difference of 0.9%.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.2 times Madagascar's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Madagascar ranks 70th and Zimbabwe ranks 67th of 214 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1970s 2.5% 3.7% 1.2% Zimbabwe
1980s 3.0% 4.3% 1.3% Zimbabwe
1990s 5.6% 7.6% 2.0% Zimbabwe
2000s 5.1% 8.9% 3.8% Zimbabwe
2010s 6.7% 5.5% 1.2% Madagascar
2020s 5.6% 5.6% 0.0% Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total natural resources rents, Madagascar or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 6.4% against 5.5% in Madagascar as of 2021.
What is the difference in total natural resources rents between Madagascar and Zimbabwe?
0.9%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Zimbabwe?
52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Madagascar and Zimbabwe rank globally for total natural resources rents?
Madagascar ranks 70th and Zimbabwe ranks 67th 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

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

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