Middle income vs Saudi Arabia: Natural gas rents
Middle income
0.5%
in 2021
Saudi Arabia
1.7%
in 2021
Middle income rank
23rd
Saudi Arabia rank
26th
Natural gas rents over time
- Middle income
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 1.7% against 0.5% in Middle income, a difference of 1.2%.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 3.3 times Middle income's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Middle income ranks 23rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 26th of 47 groups.
Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle income | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.8% | 0.6% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 1.0% | 0.6% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.9% | 0.6% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 1.5% | 1.1% | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher natural gas rents, Middle income or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 1.7% against 0.5% in Middle income as of 2021.
- What is the difference in natural gas rents between Middle income and Saudi Arabia?
- 1.2%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and Saudi Arabia?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Middle income and Saudi Arabia rank globally for natural gas rents?
- Middle income ranks 23rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 26th 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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About this data
Natural gas rents are the difference between the value of natural gas production at regional prices and total costs of production.