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