Sudan vs Venezuela: Total natural resource rents
Sudan
12.8%
in 2021
Venezuela
11.8%
in 2014
Sudan rank
41st
Venezuela rank
43rd
Total natural resource rents over time
- Sudan
- Venezuela
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 12.8% against 11.8% in Venezuela, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Venezuela's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Venezuela has been ahead every year.
Sudan ranks 41st 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 | Sudan | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 18.1% | 18.1% | Venezuela |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 18.0% | 18.0% | Venezuela |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 17.3% | 17.0% | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 10.9% | 21.6% | 10.7% | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 9.6% | 17.0% | 7.4% | Venezuela |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total natural resource rents, Sudan or Venezuela?
- Sudan, at 12.8% against 11.8% in Venezuela as of 2021.
- What is the difference in total natural resource rents between Sudan and Venezuela?
- 1.0%, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sudan and Venezuela?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2014.
- How do Sudan and Venezuela rank globally for total natural resource rents?
- Sudan ranks 41st 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.