Belize vs El Salvador: Total natural resource rents
Belize
0.5%
in 2021
El Salvador
0.5%
in 2021
Belize rank
133rd
El Salvador rank
132nd
Total natural resource rents over time
- Belize
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Belize, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Belize ahead.
Belize ranks 133rd and El Salvador ranks 132nd of 211 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 4 and El Salvador in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 0.3% | Belize |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Belize |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.3% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 0.7% | 0.8% | Belize |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 0.9% | 1.4% | Belize |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.1% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total natural resource rents, Belize or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Belize as of 2021.
- What is the difference in total natural resource rents between Belize and El Salvador?
- 0.0%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and El Salvador?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Belize and El Salvador rank globally for total natural resource rents?
- Belize ranks 133rd and El Salvador ranks 132nd 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.