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

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
0.3%
in 2021
Iraq
0.7%
in 2021
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
36th
Iraq rank
35th

Natural gas rents over time

  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
  • Iraq
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How they compare

Iraq currently reports 0.7% against 0.3% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Iraq's figure about 2.4 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Iraq ahead.

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 36th and Iraq ranks 35th of 47 groups.

Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) Iraq Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% Iraq
1990s 0.0% 0.8% 0.8% Iraq
2000s 0.1% 0.3% 0.1% Iraq
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.0% Iraq
2020s 0.2% 0.5% 0.3% Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher natural gas rents, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) or Iraq?
Iraq, at 0.7% against 0.3% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2021.
What is the difference in natural gas rents between Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Iraq?
0.4%, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Iraq?
38 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
How do Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Iraq rank globally for natural gas rents?
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 36th and Iraq ranks 35th 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

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