Sierra Leone vs Suriname: Total natural resources rents

Sierra Leone
9.0%
in 2021
Suriname
9.6%
in 2021
Sierra Leone rank
53rd
Suriname rank
50th

Total natural resources rents over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • Suriname
0102030197019952021

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 9.6% against 9.0% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.6%.

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

The two have swapped places 14 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Suriname ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 53rd and Suriname ranks 50th of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone Suriname Difference Ahead
1970s 9.7% 18.0% 8.3% Suriname
1980s 11.8% 11.1% 0.8% Sierra Leone
1990s 15.9% 14.0% 1.9% Sierra Leone
2000s 11.0% 11.8% 0.8% Suriname
2010s 10.3% 17.3% 7.0% Suriname
2020s 8.6% 7.1% 1.5% Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total natural resources rents, Sierra Leone or Suriname?
Suriname, at 9.6% against 9.0% in Sierra Leone as of 2021.
What is the difference in total natural resources rents between Sierra Leone and Suriname?
0.6%, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Suriname?
52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Sierra Leone and Suriname rank globally for total natural resources rents?
Sierra Leone ranks 53rd and Suriname ranks 50th 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.