Ethiopia vs Laos: Total natural resource rents
Ethiopia
5.9%
in 2021
Laos
5.4%
in 2021
Ethiopia rank
69th
Laos rank
72nd
Total natural resource rents over time
- Ethiopia
- Laos
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 5.9% against 5.4% in Laos, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.
Across all 38 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 69th and Laos ranks 72nd of 211 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.7% | 4.7% | 5.0% | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 21.4% | 7.2% | 14.2% | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 22.3% | 8.3% | 14.0% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 12.1% | 8.5% | 3.6% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 4.1% | 1.6% | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total natural resource rents, Ethiopia or Laos?
- Ethiopia, at 5.9% against 5.4% in Laos as of 2021.
- What is the difference in total natural resource rents between Ethiopia and Laos?
- 0.5%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Laos?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2021.
- How do Ethiopia and Laos rank globally for total natural resource rents?
- Ethiopia ranks 69th and Laos ranks 72nd 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.