Lower middle income vs Suriname: Oil rents
Lower middle income
1.6%
in 2021
Suriname
7.9%
in 2021
Lower middle income rank
26th
Suriname rank
23rd
Oil rents over time
- Lower middle income
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 7.9% against 1.6% in Lower middle income, a difference of 6.3%.
That makes Suriname's figure about 5.1 times Lower middle income's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Lower middle income ahead.
Lower middle income ranks 26th and Suriname ranks 23rd of 47 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, Lower middle income averaged higher in 2 and Suriname in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lower middle income | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.1% | 0.7% | 4.3% | Lower middle income |
| 1990s | 4.6% | 4.4% | 0.2% | Lower middle income |
| 2000s | 5.2% | 7.7% | 2.5% | Suriname |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 5.7% | 2.5% | Suriname |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 5.5% | 4.2% | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil rents, Lower middle income or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 7.9% against 1.6% in Lower middle income as of 2021.
- What is the difference in oil rents between Lower middle income and Suriname?
- 6.3%, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Suriname?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Lower middle income and Suriname rank globally for oil rents?
- Lower middle income ranks 26th and Suriname ranks 23rd 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.