Nigeria vs Sierra Leone: Total natural resources rents

Nigeria
8.6%
in 2021
Sierra Leone
9.0%
in 2021
Nigeria rank
55th
Sierra Leone rank
53rd

Total natural resources rents over time

  • Nigeria
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 9.0% against 8.6% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Nigeria ranks 55th and Sierra Leone ranks 53rd of 214 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1970s 16.5% 9.7% 6.8% Nigeria
1980s 11.0% 11.8% 0.8% Sierra Leone
1990s 20.8% 15.9% 4.9% Nigeria
2000s 16.9% 11.0% 5.9% Nigeria
2010s 10.2% 10.3% 0.1% Sierra Leone
2020s 6.8% 8.6% 1.8% Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total natural resources rents, Nigeria or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 9.0% against 8.6% in Nigeria as of 2021.
What is the difference in total natural resources rents between Nigeria and Sierra Leone?
0.4%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sierra Leone?
52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Nigeria and Sierra Leone rank globally for total natural resources rents?
Nigeria ranks 55th and Sierra Leone ranks 53rd 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.