Gabon vs Solomon Islands: Total natural resource rents
Gabon
18.5%
in 2021
Solomon Islands
18.4%
in 2021
Gabon rank
27th
Solomon Islands rank
29th
Total natural resource rents over time
- Gabon
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 18.5% against 18.4% in Solomon Islands, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Gabon ahead.
Gabon ranks 27th and Solomon Islands ranks 29th of 211 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 5 and Solomon Islands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.1% | 7.2% | 20.8% | Gabon |
| 1980s | 19.8% | 8.0% | 11.9% | Gabon |
| 1990s | 28.8% | 7.7% | 21.1% | Gabon |
| 2000s | 34.7% | 10.3% | 24.4% | Gabon |
| 2010s | 25.5% | 19.0% | 6.5% | Gabon |
| 2020s | 16.0% | 18.8% | 2.8% | Solomon Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total natural resource rents, Gabon or Solomon Islands?
- Gabon, at 18.5% against 18.4% in Solomon Islands as of 2021.
- What is the difference in total natural resource rents between Gabon and Solomon Islands?
- 0.1%, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Solomon Islands?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2021.
- How do Gabon and Solomon Islands rank globally for total natural resource rents?
- Gabon ranks 27th and Solomon Islands ranks 29th of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) β 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.