Papua New Guinea vs Small states: Natural gas rents

Papua New Guinea
9.1%
in 2021
Small states
1.8%
in 2021
Papua New Guinea rank
5th
Small states rank
8th

Natural gas rents over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Small states
0246810197619982021

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 9.1% against 1.8% in Small states, a difference of 7.3%.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 5.2 times Small states's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Small states ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 5th and Small states ranks 8th of 201 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Small states in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Small states Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0% 1.2% 1.2% Small states
1990s 0.1% 1.2% 1.1% Small states
2000s 0.2% 1.3% 1.1% Small states
2010s 3.3% 1.8% 1.5% Papua New Guinea
2020s 7.5% 1.6% 6.0% Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher natural gas rents, Papua New Guinea or Small states?
Papua New Guinea, at 9.1% against 1.8% in Small states as of 2021.
What is the difference in natural gas rents between Papua New Guinea and Small states?
7.3%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Small states?
42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
How do Papua New Guinea and Small states rank globally for natural gas rents?
Papua New Guinea ranks 5th and Small states ranks 8th 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.