Syria vs Tanzania: Total natural resource rents
Syria
6.4%
in 2020
Tanzania
6.7%
in 2021
Syria rank
68th
Tanzania rank
65th
Total natural resource rents over time
- Syria
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 6.7% against 6.4% in Syria, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Syria's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Syria ahead.
Syria ranks 68th and Tanzania ranks 65th of 211 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Syria averaged higher in 4 and Tanzania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Syria | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.8% | 8.1% | 1.6% | Syria |
| 1990s | 7.1% | 9.9% | 2.8% | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 5.2% | 0.0% | Syria |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 5.4% | 1.9% | Syria |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 3.9% | 2.5% | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total natural resource rents, Syria or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 6.7% against 6.4% in Syria as of 2021.
- What is the difference in total natural resource rents between Syria and Tanzania?
- 0.3%, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Syria and Tanzania?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2020.
- How do Syria and Tanzania rank globally for total natural resource rents?
- Syria ranks 68th and Tanzania ranks 65th 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.