Ethiopia vs Syria: Total natural resource rents
Ethiopia
5.9%
in 2021
Syria
6.4%
in 2020
Ethiopia rank
69th
Syria rank
68th
Total natural resource rents over time
- Ethiopia
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 6.4% against 5.9% in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 69th and Syria ranks 68th of 211 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 4 and Syria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.2% | 7.5% | 3.7% | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 21.4% | 7.1% | 14.3% | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 22.3% | 5.3% | 17.1% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 12.1% | 7.3% | 4.8% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 6.4% | 0.9% | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total natural resource rents, Ethiopia or Syria?
- Syria, at 6.4% against 5.9% in Ethiopia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in total natural resource rents between Ethiopia and Syria?
- 0.5%, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Syria?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2020.
- How do Ethiopia and Syria rank globally for total natural resource rents?
- Ethiopia ranks 69th and Syria ranks 68th 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.