OECD members vs Papua New Guinea: Oil rents

OECD members
0.5%
in 2021
Papua New Guinea
1.9%
in 2021
OECD members rank
37th
Papua New Guinea rank
40th

Oil rents over time

  • OECD members
  • Papua New Guinea
051015197019952021

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 1.9% against 0.5% in OECD members, a difference of 1.4%.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 3.8 times OECD members's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1980 it was OECD members ahead.

OECD members ranks 37th and Papua New Guinea ranks 40th of 47 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, OECD members averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade OECD members Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1980s 0.9% 0.0% 0.9% OECD members
1990s 0.2% 7.1% 6.8% Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.4% 9.6% 9.1% Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.3% 3.1% 2.8% Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.3% 1.3% 1.0% Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil rents, OECD members or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 1.9% against 0.5% in OECD members as of 2021.
What is the difference in oil rents between OECD members and Papua New Guinea?
1.4%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Papua New Guinea?
41 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
How do OECD members and Papua New Guinea rank globally for oil rents?
OECD members ranks 37th and Papua New Guinea ranks 40th 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.