Ireland vs Spain: Total natural resource rents

Ireland
0.1%
in 2021
Spain
0.1%
in 2021
Ireland rank
159th
Spain rank
157th

Total natural resource rents over time

  • Ireland
  • Spain
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Ireland, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 159th and Spain ranks 157th of 211 regions.

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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
Last refreshed

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.