Lower middle income vs Yemen: Oil rents

Lower middle income
1.6%
in 2021
Yemen
4.8%
in 2018
Lower middle income rank
26th
Yemen rank
29th

Oil rents over time

  • Lower middle income
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Yemen currently reports 4.8% against 1.6% in Lower middle income, a difference of 3.2%.

That makes Yemen's figure about 3.1 times Lower middle income's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Yemen ahead.

Lower middle income ranks 26th 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 Lower middle income Yemen Difference Ahead
1990s 4.6% 27.3% 22.7% Yemen
2000s 5.2% 34.0% 28.8% Yemen
2010s 3.3% 10.2% 6.9% Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil rents, Lower middle income or Yemen?
Yemen, at 4.8% against 1.6% in Lower middle income as of 2018.
What is the difference in oil rents between Lower middle income and Yemen?
3.2%, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Yemen?
29 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2018.
How do Lower middle income and Yemen rank globally for oil rents?
Lower middle income ranks 26th 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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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.