Malawi vs Senegal: Total natural resource rents
Malawi
4.2%
in 2021
Senegal
4.4%
in 2021
Malawi rank
82nd
Senegal rank
80th
Total natural resource rents over time
- Malawi
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 4.4% against 4.2% in Malawi, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 82nd and Senegal ranks 80th of 211 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.8% | 2.9% | 4.0% | Malawi |
| 1980s | 6.7% | 2.3% | 4.5% | Malawi |
| 1990s | 10.6% | 2.4% | 8.1% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 7.8% | 2.5% | 5.4% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 3.4% | 4.3% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 3.6% | 0.5% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total natural resource rents, Malawi or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 4.4% against 4.2% in Malawi as of 2021.
- What is the difference in total natural resource rents between Malawi and Senegal?
- 0.2%, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Senegal?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Malawi and Senegal rank globally for total natural resource rents?
- Malawi ranks 82nd and Senegal ranks 80th 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.