Bulgaria vs Turkey: Total natural resource rents

Bulgaria
0.9%
in 2021
Turkey
0.8%
in 2021
Bulgaria rank
121st
Turkey rank
123rd

Total natural resource rents over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Turkey
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 0.9% against 0.8% in Turkey, a difference of 0.1%.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 121st and Turkey ranks 123rd of 211 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Turkey Difference Ahead
1980s 1.7% 1.0% 0.8% Bulgaria
1990s 1.0% 0.4% 0.6% Bulgaria
2000s 1.1% 0.3% 0.7% Bulgaria
2010s 1.1% 0.6% 0.5% Bulgaria
2020s 0.8% 0.6% 0.2% Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total natural resource rents, Bulgaria or Turkey?
Bulgaria, at 0.9% against 0.8% in Turkey as of 2021.
What is the difference in total natural resource rents between Bulgaria and Turkey?
0.1%, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Turkey?
42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
How do Bulgaria and Turkey rank globally for total natural resource rents?
Bulgaria ranks 121st and Turkey ranks 123rd 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

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
Last refreshed

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.