Jamaica vs Nepal: Total natural resource rents
Jamaica
0.5%
in 2021
Nepal
0.5%
in 2021
Jamaica rank
135th
Nepal rank
134th
Total natural resource rents over time
- Jamaica
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 135th and Nepal ranks 134th of 211 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 5 and Nepal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.5% | 3.5% | 5.0% | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 7.8% | 2.3% | 5.5% | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 4.2% | 1.4% | 2.8% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 0.9% | 0.7% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total natural resource rents, Jamaica or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Jamaica as of 2021.
- What is the difference in total natural resource rents between Jamaica and Nepal?
- 0.0%, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Nepal?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Jamaica and Nepal rank globally for total natural resource rents?
- Jamaica ranks 135th and Nepal ranks 134th 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.