Eswatini vs Gambia: Total natural resource rents
Eswatini
3.0%
in 2021
Gambia
2.9%
in 2021
Eswatini rank
89th
Gambia rank
90th
Total natural resource rents over time
- Eswatini
- Gambia
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 3.0% against 2.9% in Gambia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Eswatini ahead.
Eswatini ranks 89th and Gambia ranks 90th of 211 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 4 and Gambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.6% | 2.6% | 10.0% | Eswatini |
| 1980s | 10.4% | 3.1% | 7.2% | Eswatini |
| 1990s | 4.3% | 2.6% | 1.7% | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 3.2% | 0.3% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 4.9% | 1.3% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 2.9% | 0.2% | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total natural resource rents, Eswatini or Gambia?
- Eswatini, at 3.0% against 2.9% in Gambia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in total natural resource rents between Eswatini and Gambia?
- 0.1%, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Gambia?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Eswatini and Gambia rank globally for total natural resource rents?
- Eswatini ranks 89th and Gambia ranks 90th 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.