Which has higher total natural resources rents, Sweden or United States of America?

United States of America, at 1.3% against 1.2% in Sweden as of 2021.

What is the difference in total natural resources rents between Sweden and United States of America?

0.1%, with United States of America ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and United States of America?

52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.

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.

Sweden vs United States of America: Total natural resources rents

Sweden

1.2%

in 2021

United States of America

1.3%

in 2021

Sweden rank

116th

United States of America rank

113th

Total natural resources rents over time

Sweden
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 1.3% against 1.2% in Sweden, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sweden ahead.

Sweden ranks 116th and United States of America ranks 113th of 214 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sweden	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.8%	2.3%	1.6%	United States of America
1980s	0.6%	2.3%	1.7%	United States of America
1990s	0.3%	0.9%	0.5%	United States of America
2000s	0.4%	1.1%	0.7%	United States of America
2010s	1.0%	0.7%	0.3%	Sweden
2020s	0.8%	0.8%	0.0%	United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total natural resources rents, Sweden or United States of America?: United States of America, at 1.3% against 1.2% in Sweden as of 2021.
What is the difference in total natural resources rents between Sweden and United States of America?: 0.1%, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and United States of America?: 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Sweden and United States of America rank globally for total natural resources rents?: Sweden ranks 116th and United States of America ranks 113th 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.