Cuba vs El Salvador: Total natural resource rents

Cuba
0.6%
in 2020
El Salvador
0.5%
in 2021
Cuba rank
131st
El Salvador rank
132nd

Total natural resource rents over time

  • Cuba
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

Cuba currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Cuba's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Cuba ahead.

Cuba ranks 131st and El Salvador ranks 132nd of 211 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 4 and El Salvador in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba El Salvador Difference Ahead
1970s 0.7% 0.8% 0.1% El Salvador
1980s 0.8% 0.8% 0.0% Cuba
1990s 0.9% 0.7% 0.2% Cuba
2000s 2.7% 0.7% 2.0% Cuba
2010s 1.5% 0.9% 0.6% Cuba
2020s 0.6% 0.8% 0.2% El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total natural resource rents, Cuba or El Salvador?
Cuba, at 0.6% against 0.5% in El Salvador as of 2020.
What is the difference in total natural resource rents between Cuba and El Salvador?
0.1%, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and El Salvador?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Cuba and El Salvador rank globally for total natural resource rents?
Cuba ranks 131st and El Salvador ranks 132nd 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.