Mauritania vs OECD members: Total natural resources rents
Mauritania
11.4%
in 2021
OECD members
1.4%
in 2021
Mauritania rank
45th
OECD members rank
43rd
Total natural resources rents over time
- Mauritania
- OECD members
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 11.4% against 1.4% in OECD members, a difference of 10.0%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 8.0 times OECD members's.
Across all 52 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 45th and OECD members ranks 43rd of 214 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.7% | 1.4% | 9.3% | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 15.3% | 1.6% | 13.7% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 4.9% | 0.6% | 4.3% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 16.7% | 1.0% | 15.7% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 14.4% | 0.8% | 13.6% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 1.0% | 6.0% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total natural resources rents, Mauritania or OECD members?
- Mauritania, at 11.4% against 1.4% in OECD members as of 2021.
- What is the difference in total natural resources rents between Mauritania and OECD members?
- 10.0%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and OECD members?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Mauritania and OECD members rank globally for total natural resources rents?
- Mauritania ranks 45th and OECD members ranks 43rd 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.