Malaysia vs Niger: Total natural resource rents

Malaysia
6.9%
in 2021
Niger
6.4%
in 2021
Malaysia rank
63rd
Niger rank
66th

Total natural resource rents over time

  • Malaysia
  • Niger
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 6.9% against 6.4% in Niger, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 63rd and Niger ranks 66th 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
Last refreshed

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.