Nigeria vs Sierra Leone: Total natural resource rents
Nigeria
8.6%
in 2021
Sierra Leone
9.0%
in 2021
Nigeria rank
55th
Sierra Leone rank
53rd
Total natural resource rents over time
- Nigeria
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 9.0% against 8.6% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Nigeria ranks 55th and Sierra Leone ranks 53rd of 211 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.5% | 9.7% | 6.8% | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 11.0% | 11.8% | 0.8% | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 20.8% | 15.9% | 4.9% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 16.9% | 11.0% | 5.9% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 10.2% | 10.3% | 0.1% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 8.6% | 1.8% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total natural resource rents, Nigeria or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 9.0% against 8.6% in Nigeria as of 2021.
- What is the difference in total natural resource rents between Nigeria and Sierra Leone?
- 0.4%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sierra Leone?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Nigeria and Sierra Leone rank globally for total natural resource rents?
- Nigeria ranks 55th and Sierra Leone ranks 53rd of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) β 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.