Turkmenistan vs Upper middle income: Oil rents
Turkmenistan
5.8%
in 2019
Upper middle income
1.5%
in 2021
Turkmenistan rank
27th
Upper middle income rank
29th
Oil rents over time
- Turkmenistan
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 5.8% against 1.5% in Upper middle income, a difference of 4.3%.
That makes Turkmenistan's figure about 3.8 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Turkmenistan has been ahead every year.
Turkmenistan ranks 27th and Upper middle income ranks 29th of 201 countries.
Turkmenistan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Turkmenistan | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 27.3% | 4.2% | 23.1% | Turkmenistan |
| 1990s | 19.3% | 2.7% | 16.6% | Turkmenistan |
| 2000s | 20.4% | 4.2% | 16.2% | Turkmenistan |
| 2010s | 8.5% | 2.5% | 6.0% | Turkmenistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil rents, Turkmenistan or Upper middle income?
- Turkmenistan, at 5.8% against 1.5% in Upper middle income as of 2019.
- What is the difference in oil rents between Turkmenistan and Upper middle income?
- 4.3%, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Turkmenistan and Upper middle income?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2019.
- How do Turkmenistan and Upper middle income rank globally for oil rents?
- Turkmenistan ranks 27th and Upper middle income ranks 29th 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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About this data
Oil rents are the difference between the value of crude oil production at regional prices and total costs of production.