Which has higher total natural resources rents, Mauritania or Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, at 11.8% against 11.4% in Mauritania as of 2014.

What is the difference in total natural resources rents between Mauritania and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?

0.4%, with Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?

45 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2014.

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.

Mauritania vs Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Total natural resources rents

Mauritania

11.4%

in 2021

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

11.8%

in 2014

Mauritania rank

45th

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank

43rd

Total natural resources rents over time

Mauritania
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

How they compare

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of currently reports 11.8% against 11.4% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 45th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 43rd of 214 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 1 and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritania	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1970s	10.7%	18.1%	7.4%	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1980s	15.3%	18.0%	2.7%	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1990s	4.9%	17.3%	12.4%	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2000s	16.7%	21.6%	4.9%	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2010s	23.1%	17.0%	6.1%	Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total natural resources rents, Mauritania or Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, at 11.8% against 11.4% in Mauritania as of 2014.
What is the difference in total natural resources rents between Mauritania and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: 0.4%, with Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: 45 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2014.
How do Mauritania and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank globally for total natural resources rents?: Mauritania ranks 45th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 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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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.