Congo vs Libya: Total natural resource rents
Congo
37.7%
in 2021
Libya
61.0%
in 2021
Congo rank
4th
Libya rank
1st
Total natural resource rents over time
- Congo
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 61.0% against 37.7% in Congo, a difference of 23.3%.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.6 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 4th and Libya ranks 1st of 211 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Libya in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.1% | 25.8% | 10.3% | Congo |
| 2000s | 47.1% | 52.3% | 5.2% | Libya |
| 2010s | 34.3% | 34.8% | 0.6% | Libya |
| 2020s | 32.0% | 36.3% | 4.3% | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total natural resource rents, Congo or Libya?
- Libya, at 61.0% against 37.7% in Congo as of 2021.
- What is the difference in total natural resource rents between Congo and Libya?
- 23.3%, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Libya?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
- How do Congo and Libya rank globally for total natural resource rents?
- Congo ranks 4th and Libya ranks 1st 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.