Papua New Guinea vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Total natural resources rents
Papua New Guinea
27.4%
in 2021
Sub-Saharan Africa
10.0%
in 2021
Papua New Guinea rank
14th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
11th
Total natural resources rents over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 27.4% against 10.0% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 17.4%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 2.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 14th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 11th of 214 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.9% | 8.9% | 9.1% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 21.7% | 8.7% | 13.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 19.8% | 10.3% | 9.5% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 24.1% | 11.8% | 12.3% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 17.0% | 10.1% | 6.8% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 19.7% | 8.0% | 11.6% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total natural resources rents, Papua New Guinea or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Papua New Guinea, at 27.4% against 10.0% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2021.
- What is the difference in total natural resources rents between Papua New Guinea and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 17.4%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for total natural resources rents?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 14th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 11th 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.