Indonesia vs Laos: Total natural resource rents
Indonesia
5.2%
in 2021
Laos
5.4%
in 2021
Indonesia rank
74th
Laos rank
72nd
Total natural resource rents over time
- Indonesia
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 5.4% against 5.2% in Indonesia, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Indonesia ahead.
Indonesia ranks 74th and Laos ranks 72nd of 211 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 3 and Laos in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.6% | 4.7% | 6.8% | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 7.8% | 7.2% | 0.5% | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 9.1% | 8.3% | 0.8% | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 8.5% | 3.7% | Laos |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 4.1% | 0.3% | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total natural resource rents, Indonesia or Laos?
- Laos, at 5.4% against 5.2% in Indonesia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in total natural resource rents between Indonesia and Laos?
- 0.2%, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Laos?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2021.
- How do Indonesia and Laos rank globally for total natural resource rents?
- Indonesia ranks 74th and Laos ranks 72nd 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.