Lesotho vs Malawi: Total natural resource rents
Lesotho
4.3%
in 2021
Malawi
4.2%
in 2021
Lesotho rank
81st
Malawi rank
82nd
Total natural resource rents over time
- Lesotho
- Malawi
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 4.3% against 4.2% in Malawi, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 81st and Malawi ranks 82nd of 211 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 3 and Malawi in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.1% | 6.8% | 2.3% | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 7.2% | 6.7% | 0.4% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 3.6% | 10.6% | 6.9% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 4.4% | 7.8% | 3.4% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 7.7% | 2.7% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 4.2% | 0.3% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total natural resource rents, Lesotho or Malawi?
- Lesotho, at 4.3% against 4.2% in Malawi as of 2021.
- What is the difference in total natural resource rents between Lesotho and Malawi?
- 0.1%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Malawi?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Lesotho and Malawi rank globally for total natural resource rents?
- Lesotho ranks 81st and Malawi ranks 82nd 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.