Malaysia vs Niger: Total natural resources rents

Malaysia
6.9%
in 2021
Niger
6.4%
in 2021
Malaysia rank
63rd
Niger rank
66th

Total natural resources rents over time

  • Malaysia
  • Niger
010203040197019952021

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 6.9% against 6.4% in Niger, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 63rd and Niger ranks 66th of 214 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 4 and Niger in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Niger Difference Ahead
1970s 27.5% 3.2% 24.4% Malaysia
1980s 27.4% 4.3% 23.1% Malaysia
1990s 15.9% 6.7% 9.2% Malaysia
2000s 12.0% 7.6% 4.4% Malaysia
2010s 7.7% 8.9% 1.1% Niger
2020s 5.7% 6.0% 0.3% Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total natural resources rents, Malaysia or Niger?
Malaysia, at 6.9% against 6.4% in Niger as of 2021.
What is the difference in total natural resources rents between Malaysia and Niger?
0.5%, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Niger?
52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Malaysia and Niger rank globally for total natural resources rents?
Malaysia ranks 63rd and Niger ranks 66th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Malaysia vs Niger: Total natural resources rents. Statizoid, drawing on The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Retrieved 08 September 2026, from https://energy.statizoid.com/compare/total-natural-resources-rents-percent-of-gdp/malaysia/niger/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://energy.statizoid.com/compare/total-natural-resources-rents-percent-of-gdp/malaysia/niger/">Malaysia vs Niger: Total natural resources rents</a> — Statizoid

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.