Which has higher natural gas rents, Argentina or Latin America & Caribbean?

Argentina, at 0.4% against 0.1% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2021.

How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Latin America & Caribbean?

52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB), published as Natural gas rents (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Argentina vs Latin America & Caribbean: Natural gas rents

Argentina

0.4%

in 2021

Latin America & Caribbean

0.1%

in 2021

Argentina rank

41st

Latin America & Caribbean rank

39th

Natural gas rents over time

Argentina
Latin America & Caribbean

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 0.4% against 0.1% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Argentina's figure about 2.7 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Latin America & Caribbean ahead.

Argentina ranks 41st and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 39th of 201 countries.

Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Argentina	Latin America & Caribbean	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	Argentina
1980s	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%	Argentina
1990s	0.1%	0.1%	0.0%	Argentina
2000s	0.5%	0.1%	0.3%	Argentina
2010s	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%	Argentina
2020s	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%	Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher natural gas rents, Argentina or Latin America & Caribbean?: Argentina, at 0.4% against 0.1% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2021.
What is the difference in natural gas rents between Argentina and Latin America & Caribbean?: 0.3%, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Latin America & Caribbean?: 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Argentina and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for natural gas rents?: Argentina ranks 41st and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 39th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB), published as Natural gas rents (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Natural gas rents (% of GDP)
Unit: % of GDP
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 248 places, 10,766 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Natural gas rents are the difference between the value of natural gas production at regional prices and total costs of production.