El Salvador vs Nepal: Total natural resource rents

El Salvador
0.5%
in 2021
Nepal
0.5%
in 2021
El Salvador rank
132nd
Nepal rank
134th

Total natural resource rents over time

  • El Salvador
  • Nepal
0246810197019952021

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Nepal, a difference of 0.0%.

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

The two have swapped places 7 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nepal ahead.

El Salvador ranks 132nd and Nepal ranks 134th of 211 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Nepal in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Nepal Difference Ahead
1970s 0.8% 3.5% 2.7% Nepal
1980s 0.8% 2.3% 1.5% Nepal
1990s 0.7% 1.4% 0.7% Nepal
2000s 0.7% 1.1% 0.4% Nepal
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.0% Nepal
2020s 0.6% 0.5% 0.1% El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total natural resource rents, El Salvador or Nepal?
El Salvador, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Nepal as of 2021.
What is the difference in total natural resource rents between El Salvador and Nepal?
0.0%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Nepal?
52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do El Salvador and Nepal rank globally for total natural resource rents?
El Salvador ranks 132nd and Nepal ranks 134th 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.