Burundi vs Ghana: Total natural resource rents

Burundi
14.0%
in 2021
Ghana
13.3%
in 2021
Burundi rank
36th
Ghana rank
39th

Total natural resource rents over time

  • Burundi
  • Ghana
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How they compare

Burundi currently reports 14.0% against 13.3% in Ghana, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 36th and Ghana ranks 39th of 211 countries.

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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
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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.