Iraq vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Total natural resources rents
Iraq
43.4%
in 2021
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
16.1%
in 2021
Iraq rank
2nd
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
4th
Total natural resources rents over time
- Iraq
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 43.4% against 16.1% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 27.3%.
That makes Iraq's figure about 2.7 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 2nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 4th of 214 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39.8% | 19.1% | 20.7% | Iraq |
| 1980s | 25.0% | 15.4% | 9.6% | Iraq |
| 1990s | 34.7% | 12.7% | 22.0% | Iraq |
| 2000s | 54.1% | 19.4% | 34.7% | Iraq |
| 2010s | 43.4% | 16.2% | 27.1% | Iraq |
| 2020s | 35.4% | 12.9% | 22.5% | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total natural resources rents, Iraq or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Iraq, at 43.4% against 16.1% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2021.
- What is the difference in total natural resources rents between Iraq and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 27.3%, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Iraq and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for total natural resources rents?
- Iraq ranks 2nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 4th of 214 countries.
- 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.