Libya vs Lower middle income: Natural gas rents
Libya
4.6%
in 2021
Lower middle income
0.7%
in 2021
Libya rank
15th
Lower middle income rank
18th
Natural gas rents over time
- Libya
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Libya currently reports 4.6% against 0.7% in Lower middle income, a difference of 3.9%.
That makes Libya's figure about 6.9 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 32 years both countries report, Libya has been ahead every year.
Libya ranks 15th and Lower middle income ranks 18th of 201 countries.
Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 0.4% | Libya |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.6% | 0.6% | Libya |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 0.5% | 1.1% | Libya |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 0.5% | 2.8% | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher natural gas rents, Libya or Lower middle income?
- Libya, at 4.6% against 0.7% in Lower middle income as of 2021.
- What is the difference in natural gas rents between Libya and Lower middle income?
- 3.9%, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Lower middle income?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
- How do Libya and Lower middle income rank globally for natural gas rents?
- Libya ranks 15th and Lower middle income ranks 18th 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.