Australia vs Ghana: Total natural resource rents
Australia
13.4%
in 2021
Ghana
13.3%
in 2021
Australia rank
38th
Ghana rank
39th
Total natural resource rents over time
- Australia
- Ghana
How they compare
Australia currently reports 13.4% against 13.3% in Ghana, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Ghana ahead.
Australia ranks 38th and Ghana ranks 39th of 211 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.7% | 5.0% | 1.3% | Ghana |
| 1980s | 4.3% | 6.3% | 2.1% | Ghana |
| 1990s | 2.3% | 10.3% | 8.0% | Ghana |
| 2000s | 4.4% | 11.6% | 7.2% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 11.4% | 5.9% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 9.7% | 10.9% | 1.2% | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total natural resource rents, Australia or Ghana?
- Australia, at 13.4% against 13.3% in Ghana as of 2021.
- What is the difference in total natural resource rents between Australia and Ghana?
- 0.1%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Ghana?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Australia and Ghana rank globally for total natural resource rents?
- Australia ranks 38th and Ghana ranks 39th 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.