Which has higher total natural resources rents, United Arab Emirates or World?

United Arab Emirates, at 17.6% against 3.1% in World as of 2021.

What is the difference in total natural resources rents between United Arab Emirates and World?

14.5%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for United Arab Emirates and World?

47 years are reported by both, from 1975 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.

United Arab Emirates vs World: Total natural resources rents

United Arab Emirates

17.6%

in 2021

World

3.1%

in 2021

United Arab Emirates rank

31st

World rank

34th

Total natural resources rents over time

United Arab Emirates
World

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 17.6% against 3.1% in World, a difference of 14.5%.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 5.8 times World's.

Across all 47 years both countries report, United Arab Emirates has been ahead every year.

United Arab Emirates ranks 31st and World ranks 34th of 214 countries.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	United Arab Emirates	World	Difference	Ahead
1970s	38.9%	4.2%	34.7%	United Arab Emirates
1980s	26.9%	3.2%	23.6%	United Arab Emirates
1990s	21.1%	1.6%	19.6%	United Arab Emirates
2000s	22.3%	2.9%	19.4%	United Arab Emirates
2010s	20.8%	2.9%	17.9%	United Arab Emirates
2020s	14.8%	2.3%	12.5%	United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total natural resources rents, United Arab Emirates or World?: United Arab Emirates, at 17.6% against 3.1% in World as of 2021.
What is the difference in total natural resources rents between United Arab Emirates and World?: 14.5%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United Arab Emirates and World?: 47 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2021.
How do United Arab Emirates and World rank globally for total natural resources rents?: United Arab Emirates ranks 31st and World ranks 34th 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.