Cameroon vs Ethiopia: Total natural resource rents
Cameroon
5.5%
in 2021
Ethiopia
5.9%
in 2021
Cameroon rank
71st
Ethiopia rank
69th
Total natural resource rents over time
- Cameroon
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 5.9% against 5.5% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Cameroon ranks 71st and Ethiopia ranks 69th of 211 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.3% | 11.2% | 2.9% | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 7.9% | 21.4% | 13.5% | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 7.0% | 22.3% | 15.3% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 12.1% | 5.4% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 5.7% | 0.7% | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total natural resource rents, Cameroon or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 5.9% against 5.5% in Cameroon as of 2021.
- What is the difference in total natural resource rents between Cameroon and Ethiopia?
- 0.4%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Ethiopia?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2021.
- How do Cameroon and Ethiopia rank globally for total natural resource rents?
- Cameroon ranks 71st and Ethiopia ranks 69th of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) β 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.