Australia vs Mozambique: Total natural resource rents
Australia
13.4%
in 2021
Mozambique
14.9%
in 2021
Australia rank
38th
Mozambique rank
35th
Total natural resource rents over time
- Australia
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 14.9% against 13.4% in Australia, a difference of 1.5%.
That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Mozambique has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 38th and Mozambique ranks 35th of 211 countries.
Mozambique has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.1% | 12.2% | 10.1% | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 4.4% | 8.4% | 4.0% | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 13.3% | 7.7% | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 9.7% | 13.4% | 3.7% | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total natural resource rents, Australia or Mozambique?
- Mozambique, at 14.9% against 13.4% in Australia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in total natural resource rents between Australia and Mozambique?
- 1.5%, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Mozambique?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2021.
- How do Australia and Mozambique rank globally for total natural resource rents?
- Australia ranks 38th and Mozambique ranks 35th of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) β 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.