Botswana vs Sweden: Total natural resource rents
Botswana
1.0%
in 2021
Sweden
1.2%
in 2021
Botswana rank
119th
Sweden rank
116th
Total natural resource rents over time
- Botswana
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 1.2% against 1.0% in Botswana, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 119th and Sweden ranks 116th of 211 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.3% | 0.8% | 3.5% | Botswana |
| 1980s | 3.2% | 0.6% | 2.6% | Botswana |
| 1990s | 1.7% | 0.3% | 1.4% | Botswana |
| 2000s | 3.2% | 0.4% | 2.8% | Botswana |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 0.3% | 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 Sweden?
- Sweden, at 1.2% against 1.0% in Botswana as of 2021.
- What is the difference in total natural resource rents between Botswana and Sweden?
- 0.2%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Sweden?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Botswana and Sweden rank globally for total natural resource rents?
- Botswana ranks 119th and Sweden ranks 116th 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.