Papua New Guinea vs Qatar: Natural gas rents
Papua New Guinea
9.1%
in 2021
Qatar
12.0%
in 2021
Papua New Guinea rank
5th
Qatar rank
3rd
Natural gas rents over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 12.0% against 9.1% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 2.9%.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.3 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Qatar ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 5th and Qatar ranks 3rd of 201 countries.
Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 2.3% | 2.3% | Qatar |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 3.7% | 3.6% | Qatar |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 5.5% | 5.3% | Qatar |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 6.4% | 3.1% | Qatar |
| 2020s | 7.5% | 10.8% | 3.3% | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher natural gas rents, Papua New Guinea or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 12.0% against 9.1% in Papua New Guinea as of 2021.
- What is the difference in natural gas rents between Papua New Guinea and Qatar?
- 2.9%, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Qatar?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Qatar rank globally for natural gas rents?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 5th and Qatar ranks 3rd 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.