Botswana vs Bulgaria: Total natural resource rents
Botswana
1.0%
in 2021
Bulgaria
0.9%
in 2021
Botswana rank
119th
Bulgaria rank
121st
Total natural resource rents over time
- Botswana
- Bulgaria
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 1.0% against 0.9% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 119th and Bulgaria ranks 121st of 211 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Bulgaria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.2% | 1.7% | 1.5% | Botswana |
| 1990s | 1.7% | 1.0% | 0.7% | Botswana |
| 2000s | 3.2% | 1.1% | 2.1% | Botswana |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 0.2% | Botswana |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total natural resource rents, Botswana or Bulgaria?
- Botswana, at 1.0% against 0.9% in Bulgaria as of 2021.
- What is the difference in total natural resource rents between Botswana and Bulgaria?
- 0.1%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Bulgaria?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Botswana and Bulgaria rank globally for total natural resource rents?
- Botswana ranks 119th and Bulgaria ranks 121st 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.