South Korea vs Sri Lanka: Total natural resource rents
South Korea
0.0%
in 2021
Sri Lanka
0.1%
in 2021
South Korea rank
164th
Sri Lanka rank
161st
Total natural resource rents over time
- South Korea
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.1% against 0.0% in South Korea, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.7 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
South Korea ranks 164th 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 | South Korea | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.8% | 0.4% | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.3% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 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, South Korea or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.1% against 0.0% in South Korea as of 2021.
- What is the difference in total natural resource rents between South Korea and Sri Lanka?
- 0.1%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Sri Lanka?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do South Korea and Sri Lanka rank globally for total natural resource rents?
- South Korea ranks 164th 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.