Which has higher oil rents, Papua New Guinea or South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?

Papua New Guinea, at 1.9% against 0.3% in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) as of 2021.

What is the difference in oil rents between Papua New Guinea and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?

1.6%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?

41 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.

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.

Papua New Guinea vs South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Oil rents

Papua New Guinea

1.9%

in 2021

South Asia (IDA & IBRD)

0.3%

in 2021

Papua New Guinea rank

40th

South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank

41st

Oil rents over time

Papua New Guinea
South Asia (IDA & IBRD)

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 1.9% against 0.3% in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 1.6%.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 6.7 times South Asia (IDA & IBRD)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1980 it was South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 40th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 41st of 201 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 4 and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Papua New Guinea	South Asia (IDA & IBRD)	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0.0%	1.2%	1.2%	South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
1990s	7.1%	0.7%	6.3%	Papua New Guinea
2000s	9.6%	1.0%	8.6%	Papua New Guinea
2010s	3.1%	0.6%	2.5%	Papua New Guinea
2020s	1.3%	0.2%	1.1%	Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil rents, Papua New Guinea or South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?: Papua New Guinea, at 1.9% against 0.3% in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) as of 2021.
What is the difference in oil rents between Papua New Guinea and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?: 1.6%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?: 41 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
How do Papua New Guinea and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for oil rents?: Papua New Guinea ranks 40th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 41st of 201 countries.
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: 17 September 2026

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