Malawi vs Nicaragua: Total natural resource rents

Malawi
4.2%
in 2021
Nicaragua
3.8%
in 2021
Malawi rank
82nd
Nicaragua rank
85th

Total natural resource rents over time

  • Malawi
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 4.2% against 3.8% in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.

Across all 52 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.

Malawi ranks 82nd and Nicaragua ranks 85th of 211 countries.

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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
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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.