Thailand vs Upper middle income: Natural gas rents

Thailand
0.9%
in 2021
Upper middle income
0.5%
in 2021
Thailand rank
31st
Upper middle income rank
28th

Natural gas rents over time

  • Thailand
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Thailand currently reports 0.9% against 0.5% in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Thailand's figure about 1.9 times Upper middle income's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Upper middle income ahead.

Thailand ranks 31st and Upper middle income ranks 28th of 201 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Thailand averaged higher in 4 and Upper middle income in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Thailand Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% Upper middle income
1980s 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% Upper middle income
1990s 0.4% 0.3% 0.1% Thailand
2000s 0.8% 0.4% 0.4% Thailand
2010s 0.7% 0.3% 0.4% Thailand
2020s 0.7% 0.4% 0.3% Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher natural gas rents, Thailand or Upper middle income?
Thailand, at 0.9% against 0.5% in Upper middle income as of 2021.
What is the difference in natural gas rents between Thailand and Upper middle income?
0.4%, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and Upper middle income?
52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Thailand and Upper middle income rank globally for natural gas rents?
Thailand ranks 31st 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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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.