Namibia vs Panama: Total natural resource rents

Namibia
4.0%
in 2021
Panama
3.7%
in 2021
Namibia rank
83rd
Panama rank
86th

Total natural resource rents over time

  • Namibia
  • Panama
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How they compare

Namibia currently reports 4.0% against 3.7% in Panama, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.

Across all 42 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.

Namibia ranks 83rd and Panama ranks 86th 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.