Caribbean Small States vs Papua New Guinea: Total natural resources rents
Caribbean Small States
7.9%
in 2021
Papua New Guinea
27.4%
in 2021
Caribbean Small States rank
15th
Papua New Guinea rank
14th
Total natural resources rents over time
- Caribbean Small States
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 27.4% against 7.9% in Caribbean Small States, a difference of 19.5%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 3.5 times Caribbean Small States's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Caribbean Small States ahead.
Caribbean Small States ranks 15th and Papua New Guinea ranks 14th of 47 groups.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean Small States | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.5% | 17.9% | 13.5% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 10.2% | 21.7% | 11.6% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 5.6% | 19.8% | 14.1% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 6.7% | 24.1% | 17.4% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 7.8% | 17.0% | 9.1% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 19.7% | 13.7% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total natural resources rents, Caribbean Small States or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 27.4% against 7.9% in Caribbean Small States as of 2021.
- What is the difference in total natural resources rents between Caribbean Small States and Papua New Guinea?
- 19.5%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean Small States and Papua New Guinea?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Caribbean Small States and Papua New Guinea rank globally for total natural resources rents?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 15th and Papua New Guinea ranks 14th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB), published as Total natural resources 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
Total natural resources rents are the sum of oil rents, natural gas rents, coal rents (hard and soft), mineral rents, and forest rents.