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Ghana vs Sudan: Total natural resource rents

Ghana
13.3%
in 2021
Sudan
12.8%
in 2021
Ghana rank
39th
Sudan rank
41st

Total natural resource rents over time

  • Ghana
  • Sudan
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 13.3% against 12.8% in Sudan, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 39th and Sudan ranks 41st 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.