Italy vs Sri Lanka: Total natural resource rents
Italy
0.1%
in 2021
Sri Lanka
0.1%
in 2021
Italy rank
158th
Sri Lanka rank
161st
Total natural resource rents over time
- Italy
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.3 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Italy ranks 158th and Sri Lanka ranks 161st of 211 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.8% | 0.6% | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.6% | 0.4% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total natural resource rents, Italy or Sri Lanka?
- Italy, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Sri Lanka as of 2021.
- What is the difference in total natural resource rents between Italy and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sri Lanka?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Italy and Sri Lanka rank globally for total natural resource rents?
- Italy ranks 158th and Sri Lanka ranks 161st 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.