Azerbaijan vs Papua New Guinea: Natural gas rents

Azerbaijan
8.6%
in 2021
Papua New Guinea
9.1%
in 2021
Azerbaijan rank
7th
Papua New Guinea rank
5th

Natural gas rents over time

  • Azerbaijan
  • Papua New Guinea
0246810198020002021

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 9.1% against 8.6% in Azerbaijan, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Azerbaijan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Azerbaijan ahead.

Azerbaijan ranks 7th and Papua New Guinea ranks 5th of 201 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Azerbaijan Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 3.3% 0.1% 3.2% Azerbaijan
2000s 2.5% 0.2% 2.3% Azerbaijan
2010s 2.6% 3.3% 0.7% Papua New Guinea
2020s 5.1% 7.5% 2.5% Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher natural gas rents, Azerbaijan or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 9.1% against 8.6% in Azerbaijan as of 2021.
What is the difference in natural gas rents between Azerbaijan and Papua New Guinea?
0.5%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Papua New Guinea?
31 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do Azerbaijan and Papua New Guinea rank globally for natural gas rents?
Azerbaijan ranks 7th and Papua New Guinea ranks 5th 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

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