Caribbean Small States vs Papua New Guinea: Natural gas rents
Caribbean Small States
2.0%
in 2021
Papua New Guinea
9.1%
in 2021
Caribbean Small States rank
6th
Papua New Guinea rank
5th
Natural gas rents over time
- Caribbean Small States
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 9.1% against 2.0% in Caribbean Small States, a difference of 7.1%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 4.6 times Caribbean Small States's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Caribbean Small States ahead.
Caribbean Small States ranks 6th and Papua New Guinea ranks 5th of 47 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, Caribbean Small States averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean Small States | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | Caribbean Small States |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.4% | Caribbean Small States |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 0.2% | 1.7% | Caribbean Small States |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 3.3% | 0.1% | Caribbean Small States |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 7.5% | 5.7% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher natural gas rents, Caribbean Small States or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 9.1% against 2.0% in Caribbean Small States as of 2021.
- What is the difference in natural gas rents between Caribbean Small States and Papua New Guinea?
- 7.1%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean Small States and Papua New Guinea?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Caribbean Small States and Papua New Guinea rank globally for natural gas rents?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 6th and Papua New Guinea ranks 5th of 47 groups.
- 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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About this data
Natural gas rents are the difference between the value of natural gas production at regional prices and total costs of production.