Cameroon vs Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Natural gas rents

Cameroon
0.6%
in 2021
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
0.3%
in 2021
Cameroon rank
36th
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
36th

Natural gas rents over time

  • Cameroon
  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
00.20.40.6197119962021

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 0.6% against 0.3% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 2.2 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ahead.

Cameroon ranks 36th and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 36th of 201 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
1990s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
2000s 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
2010s 0.1% 0.3% 0.1% Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
2020s 0.5% 0.2% 0.3% Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher natural gas rents, Cameroon or Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
Cameroon, at 0.6% against 0.3% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2021.
What is the difference in natural gas rents between Cameroon and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
0.3%, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
41 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
How do Cameroon and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank globally for natural gas rents?
Cameroon ranks 36th and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 36th 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.