Kuwait vs Upper middle income: Natural gas rents

Kuwait
1.7%
in 2020
Upper middle income
0.5%
in 2021
Kuwait rank
27th
Upper middle income rank
28th

Natural gas rents over time

  • Kuwait
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 1.7% against 0.5% in Upper middle income, a difference of 1.2%.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 3.5 times Upper middle income's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 27th and Upper middle income ranks 28th of 201 countries.

Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 0.8% 0.1% 0.7% Kuwait
1980s 0.7% 0.2% 0.5% Kuwait
1990s 0.9% 0.3% 0.6% Kuwait
2000s 0.8% 0.4% 0.4% Kuwait
2010s 0.8% 0.3% 0.5% Kuwait
2020s 1.7% 0.3% 1.4% Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher natural gas rents, Kuwait or Upper middle income?
Kuwait, at 1.7% against 0.5% in Upper middle income as of 2020.
What is the difference in natural gas rents between Kuwait and Upper middle income?
1.2%, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Upper middle income?
49 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2020.
How do Kuwait and Upper middle income rank globally for natural gas rents?
Kuwait ranks 27th and Upper middle income ranks 28th 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.