Egypt vs Yemen: Total natural resource rents
Egypt
5.1%
in 2021
Yemen
4.9%
in 2018
Egypt rank
75th
Yemen rank
77th
Total natural resource rents over time
- Egypt
- Yemen
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 5.1% against 4.9% in Yemen, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Yemen ahead.
Egypt ranks 75th and Yemen ranks 77th of 211 countries.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.8% | 27.6% | 17.8% | Yemen |
| 2000s | 10.9% | 34.2% | 23.2% | Yemen |
| 2010s | 7.9% | 11.4% | 3.5% | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total natural resource rents, Egypt or Yemen?
- Egypt, at 5.1% against 4.9% in Yemen as of 2021.
- What is the difference in total natural resource rents between Egypt and Yemen?
- 0.2%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Yemen?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2018.
- How do Egypt and Yemen rank globally for total natural resource rents?
- Egypt ranks 75th and Yemen ranks 77th 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.