Bhutan vs Gambia: Total natural resource rents
Bhutan
2.7%
in 2021
Gambia
2.9%
in 2021
Bhutan rank
91st
Gambia rank
90th
Total natural resource rents over time
- Bhutan
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 2.9% against 2.7% in Bhutan, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 91st and Gambia ranks 90th of 211 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 3 and Gambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.5% | 3.1% | 6.3% | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 5.8% | 2.6% | 3.2% | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 3.2% | 0.4% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 4.9% | 1.1% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 2.9% | 0.2% | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total natural resource rents, Bhutan or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 2.9% against 2.7% in Bhutan as of 2021.
- What is the difference in total natural resource rents between Bhutan and Gambia?
- 0.2%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Gambia?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Bhutan and Gambia rank globally for total natural resource rents?
- Bhutan ranks 91st and Gambia ranks 90th 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.