Bolivia vs Sierra Leone: Total natural resource rents
Bolivia
9.5%
in 2021
Sierra Leone
9.0%
in 2021
Bolivia rank
51st
Sierra Leone rank
53rd
Total natural resource rents over time
- Bolivia
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Bolivia currently reports 9.5% against 9.0% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Bolivia ranks 51st and Sierra Leone ranks 53rd of 211 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.6% | 9.7% | 5.1% | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 5.2% | 11.8% | 6.6% | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 4.2% | 15.9% | 11.7% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 8.7% | 11.0% | 2.3% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 10.3% | 2.3% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 8.6% | 2.5% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total natural resource rents, Bolivia or Sierra Leone?
- Bolivia, at 9.5% against 9.0% in Sierra Leone as of 2021.
- What is the difference in total natural resource rents between Bolivia and Sierra Leone?
- 0.5%, with Bolivia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Sierra Leone?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Bolivia and Sierra Leone rank globally for total natural resource rents?
- Bolivia ranks 51st and Sierra Leone ranks 53rd 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.