Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Zambia: Total natural resources rents
Total natural resources rents over time
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 35.3% against 16.1% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 19.2%.
That makes Zambia's figure about 2.2 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Zambia ahead.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 4th and Zambia ranks 5th of 47 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.0% | 22.1% | 2.1% | Zambia |
| 1980s | 15.4% | 11.4% | 4.0% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 12.5% | 7.8% | 4.6% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 19.4% | 13.9% | 5.5% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 16.2% | 12.8% | 3.4% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 12.9% | 25.7% | 12.8% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total natural resources rents, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 35.3% against 16.1% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2021.
- What is the difference in total natural resources rents between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Zambia?
- 19.2%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Zambia?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Zambia rank globally for total natural resources rents?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 4th and Zambia ranks 5th 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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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.