Brunei vs Equatorial Guinea: Total natural resource rents
Brunei
24.3%
in 2021
Equatorial Guinea
23.5%
in 2021
Brunei rank
19th
Equatorial Guinea rank
20th
Total natural resource rents over time
- Brunei
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Brunei currently reports 24.3% against 23.5% in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Brunei ranks 19th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 20th of 211 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 2 and Equatorial Guinea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 38.0% | 5.9% | 32.2% | Brunei |
| 1980s | 35.8% | 21.7% | 14.1% | Brunei |
| 1990s | 26.3% | 44.7% | 18.5% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 32.7% | 53.9% | 21.1% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 22.0% | 28.3% | 6.2% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 19.0% | 20.1% | 1.1% | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total natural resource rents, Brunei or Equatorial Guinea?
- Brunei, at 24.3% against 23.5% in Equatorial Guinea as of 2021.
- What is the difference in total natural resource rents between Brunei and Equatorial Guinea?
- 0.8%, with Brunei ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Equatorial Guinea?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Brunei and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for total natural resource rents?
- Brunei ranks 19th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 20th 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.