Brunei vs Kazakhstan: Total natural resource rents
Brunei
24.3%
in 2021
Kazakhstan
26.8%
in 2021
Brunei rank
19th
Kazakhstan rank
17th
Total natural resource rents over time
- Brunei
- Kazakhstan
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports 26.8% against 24.3% in Brunei, a difference of 2.5%.
That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.1 times Brunei's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Brunei ahead.
Brunei ranks 19th and Kazakhstan ranks 17th of 211 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 3 and Kazakhstan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Kazakhstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.3% | 9.0% | 17.2% | Brunei |
| 2000s | 30.9% | 26.3% | 4.6% | Brunei |
| 2010s | 22.0% | 17.9% | 4.1% | Brunei |
| 2020s | 19.0% | 19.8% | 0.8% | Kazakhstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total natural resource rents, Brunei or Kazakhstan?
- Kazakhstan, at 26.8% against 24.3% in Brunei as of 2021.
- What is the difference in total natural resource rents between Brunei and Kazakhstan?
- 2.5%, with Kazakhstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Kazakhstan?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
- How do Brunei and Kazakhstan rank globally for total natural resource rents?
- Brunei ranks 19th and Kazakhstan ranks 17th 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.