Lower middle income vs Timor-Leste: Oil rents

Lower middle income
1.6%
in 2021
Timor-Leste
5.3%
in 2021
Lower middle income rank
26th
Timor-Leste rank
28th

Oil rents over time

  • Lower middle income
  • Timor-Leste
0510152025197019952021

How they compare

Timor-Leste currently reports 5.3% against 1.6% in Lower middle income, a difference of 3.7%.

That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 3.4 times Lower middle income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Lower middle income ahead.

Lower middle income ranks 26th and Timor-Leste ranks 28th of 47 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, Lower middle income averaged higher in 1 and Timor-Leste in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lower middle income Timor-Leste Difference Ahead
2000s 3.8% 0.0% 3.8% Lower middle income
2010s 1.4% 15.4% 14.0% Timor-Leste
2020s 1.2% 4.0% 2.8% Timor-Leste

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil rents, Lower middle income or Timor-Leste?
Timor-Leste, at 5.3% against 1.6% in Lower middle income as of 2021.
What is the difference in oil rents between Lower middle income and Timor-Leste?
3.7%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Timor-Leste?
8 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2021.
How do Lower middle income and Timor-Leste rank globally for oil rents?
Lower middle income ranks 26th and Timor-Leste ranks 28th 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

Indicator
Oil 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, 10,781 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed

Oil rents are the difference between the value of crude oil production at regional prices and total costs of production.