Colombia vs Egypt: Total natural resource rents
Colombia
5.3%
in 2021
Egypt
5.1%
in 2021
Colombia rank
73rd
Egypt rank
75th
Total natural resource rents over time
- Colombia
- Egypt
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 5.3% against 5.1% in Egypt, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Egypt ahead.
Colombia ranks 73rd and Egypt ranks 75th of 211 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.8% | 8.9% | 6.1% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 4.1% | 19.0% | 15.0% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 3.6% | 9.8% | 6.1% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 5.8% | 10.9% | 5.1% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 7.7% | 1.9% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 4.2% | 0.3% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total natural resource rents, Colombia or Egypt?
- Colombia, at 5.3% against 5.1% in Egypt as of 2021.
- What is the difference in total natural resource rents between Colombia and Egypt?
- 0.2%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Egypt?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Colombia and Egypt rank globally for total natural resource rents?
- Colombia ranks 73rd and Egypt ranks 75th 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.