Benin vs Vietnam: Total natural resource rents
Benin
2.3%
in 2021
Vietnam
2.5%
in 2021
Benin rank
94th
Vietnam rank
93rd
Total natural resource rents over time
- Benin
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 2.5% against 2.3% in Benin, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 94th and Vietnam ranks 93rd of 211 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Vietnam in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.7% | 3.2% | 4.5% | Benin |
| 1990s | 7.5% | 7.5% | 0.0% | Vietnam |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 10.2% | 6.8% | Vietnam |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 5.0% | 1.4% | Vietnam |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.2% | 0.2% | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total natural resource rents, Benin or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 2.5% against 2.3% in Benin as of 2021.
- What is the difference in total natural resource rents between Benin and Vietnam?
- 0.2%, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Vietnam?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2021.
- How do Benin and Vietnam rank globally for total natural resource rents?
- Benin ranks 94th and Vietnam ranks 93rd 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.