Paraguay vs United States: Total natural resource rents
Paraguay
1.3%
in 2021
United States
1.3%
in 2021
Paraguay rank
112th
United States rank
113th
Total natural resource rents over time
- Paraguay
- United States
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 1.3% against 1.3% in United States, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Paraguay ahead.
Paraguay ranks 112th and United States ranks 113th of 211 countries.
Paraguay has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Paraguay | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.5% | 2.3% | 0.2% | Paraguay |
| 1980s | 2.8% | 2.3% | 0.4% | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 2.3% | 0.9% | 1.5% | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.1% | 0.6% | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 0.7% | 1.0% | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 0.8% | 0.7% | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total natural resource rents, Paraguay or United States?
- Paraguay, at 1.3% against 1.3% in United States as of 2021.
- What is the difference in total natural resource rents between Paraguay and United States?
- 0.0%, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and United States?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Paraguay and United States rank globally for total natural resource rents?
- Paraguay ranks 112th and United States ranks 113th 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.