High income vs Yemen: Oil rents
High income
1.3%
in 2021
Yemen
4.8%
in 2018
High income rank
31st
Yemen rank
29th
Oil rents over time
- High income
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 4.8% against 1.3% in High income, a difference of 3.5%.
That makes Yemen's figure about 3.8 times High income's.
Across all 29 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.
High income ranks 31st and Yemen ranks 29th of 47 groups.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | High income | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 27.3% | 26.7% | Yemen |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 34.0% | 32.9% | Yemen |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 10.2% | 8.8% | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil rents, High income or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 4.8% against 1.3% in High income as of 2018.
- What is the difference in oil rents between High income and Yemen?
- 3.5%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Yemen?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2018.
- How do High income and Yemen rank globally for oil rents?
- High income ranks 31st and Yemen ranks 29th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB), published as Oil 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
Oil rents are the difference between the value of crude oil production at regional prices and total costs of production.