Peru vs Venezuela: Total natural resource rents
Peru
12.7%
in 2021
Venezuela
11.8%
in 2014
Peru rank
42nd
Venezuela rank
43rd
Total natural resource rents over time
- Peru
- Venezuela
How they compare
Peru currently reports 12.7% against 11.8% in Venezuela, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Venezuela's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Venezuela ahead.
Peru ranks 42nd and Venezuela ranks 43rd of 211 countries.
Venezuela has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.9% | 18.1% | 13.2% | Venezuela |
| 1980s | 10.2% | 18.0% | 7.7% | Venezuela |
| 1990s | 3.3% | 17.3% | 14.0% | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 7.3% | 21.6% | 14.3% | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 17.0% | 7.6% | Venezuela |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total natural resource rents, Peru or Venezuela?
- Peru, at 12.7% against 11.8% in Venezuela as of 2021.
- What is the difference in total natural resource rents between Peru and Venezuela?
- 0.9%, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Venezuela?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2014.
- How do Peru and Venezuela rank globally for total natural resource rents?
- Peru ranks 42nd and Venezuela ranks 43rd 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.