How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Pakistan?

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.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Pakistan: Natural gas rents

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

0.3%

in 2021

Pakistan

0.7%

in 2021

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

32nd

Pakistan rank

34th

Natural gas rents over time

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
Pakistan

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 0.7% against 0.3% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 2.1 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Pakistan ahead.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 32nd and Pakistan ranks 34th of 47 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) averaged higher in 1 and Pakistan in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)	Pakistan	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.1%	0.3%	0.2%	Pakistan
1980s	0.3%	0.2%	0.0%	East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s	0.4%	0.5%	0.1%	Pakistan
2000s	0.5%	1.3%	0.8%	Pakistan
2010s	0.3%	0.8%	0.5%	Pakistan
2020s	0.3%	0.7%	0.4%	Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher natural gas rents, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) or Pakistan?: Pakistan, at 0.7% against 0.3% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2021.
What is the difference in natural gas rents between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Pakistan?: 0.4%, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Pakistan?: 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Pakistan rank globally for natural gas rents?: East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 32nd and Pakistan ranks 34th 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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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.