Ghana vs Turkmenistan: Total natural resource rents
Ghana
13.3%
in 2021
Turkmenistan
13.5%
in 2019
Ghana rank
39th
Turkmenistan rank
37th
Total natural resource rents over time
- Ghana
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 13.5% against 13.3% in Ghana, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Ghana ranks 39th and Turkmenistan ranks 37th of 211 countries.
Turkmenistan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.8% | 55.6% | 49.8% | Turkmenistan |
| 1990s | 10.3% | 39.4% | 29.1% | Turkmenistan |
| 2000s | 11.6% | 50.4% | 38.8% | Turkmenistan |
| 2010s | 11.4% | 20.8% | 9.3% | Turkmenistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total natural resource rents, Ghana or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 13.5% against 13.3% in Ghana as of 2019.
- What is the difference in total natural resource rents between Ghana and Turkmenistan?
- 0.2%, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Turkmenistan?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2019.
- How do Ghana and Turkmenistan rank globally for total natural resource rents?
- Ghana ranks 39th and Turkmenistan ranks 37th 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.