Angola vs Kuwait: Total natural resource rents
Angola
30.0%
in 2021
Kuwait
29.3%
in 2020
Angola rank
10th
Kuwait rank
12th
Total natural resource rents over time
- Angola
- Kuwait
How they compare
Angola currently reports 30.0% against 29.3% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Kuwait ahead.
Angola ranks 10th and Kuwait ranks 12th of 211 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 1 and Kuwait in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.2% | 38.3% | 24.1% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 34.6% | 34.2% | 0.4% | Angola |
| 2000s | 41.1% | 46.9% | 5.8% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 28.5% | 46.8% | 18.3% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 20.2% | 29.3% | 9.0% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total natural resource rents, Angola or Kuwait?
- Angola, at 30.0% against 29.3% in Kuwait as of 2021.
- What is the difference in total natural resource rents between Angola and Kuwait?
- 0.7%, with Angola ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Kuwait?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.
- How do Angola and Kuwait rank globally for total natural resource rents?
- Angola ranks 10th and Kuwait ranks 12th of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Total natural resource rents. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Natural resources rents are estimated as the difference between the price of a commodity and the average cost of producing it. Total natural resources rents are the sum of oil rents, natural gas rents, coal rents, mineral rents, and forest rents.