Middle income vs Norway: Oil rents
Middle income
1.5%
in 2021
Norway
6.1%
in 2021
Middle income rank
27th
Norway rank
26th
Oil rents over time
- Middle income
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 6.1% against 1.5% in Middle income, a difference of 4.6%.
That makes Norway's figure about 3.9 times Middle income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Middle income ahead.
Middle income ranks 27th and Norway ranks 26th of 47 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, Middle income averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle income | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.2% | 1.2% | 3.9% | Middle income |
| 1980s | 5.8% | 4.4% | 1.4% | Middle income |
| 1990s | 3.1% | 5.2% | 2.1% | Norway |
| 2000s | 4.4% | 8.6% | 4.2% | Norway |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 5.0% | 2.3% | Norway |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 4.6% | 3.5% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil rents, Middle income or Norway?
- Norway, at 6.1% against 1.5% in Middle income as of 2021.
- What is the difference in oil rents between Middle income and Norway?
- 4.6%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and Norway?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2021.
- How do Middle income and Norway rank globally for oil rents?
- Middle income ranks 27th and Norway ranks 26th 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.