Bulgaria vs Poland: Total natural resource rents

Bulgaria
0.9%
in 2021
Poland
1.0%
in 2021
Bulgaria rank
121st
Poland rank
120th

Total natural resource rents over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Poland
0246198020002021

How they compare

Poland currently reports 1.0% against 0.9% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Poland ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 121st and Poland ranks 120th of 211 countries.

Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Poland Difference Ahead
1990s 1.0% 1.3% 0.3% Poland
2000s 1.1% 1.1% 0.1% Poland
2010s 1.1% 3.0% 2.0% Poland
2020s 0.8% 0.8% 0.0% Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total natural resource rents, Bulgaria or Poland?
Poland, at 1.0% against 0.9% in Bulgaria as of 2021.
What is the difference in total natural resource rents between Bulgaria and Poland?
0.1%, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Poland?
32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do Bulgaria and Poland rank globally for total natural resource rents?
Bulgaria ranks 121st and Poland ranks 120th 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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Indicator
Total natural resource rents
Unit
% of GDP
Source
The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
211 places, 9,209 data points, 1970–2021
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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.