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
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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.

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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
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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.