Kuwait vs Papua New Guinea: Total natural resources rents
Kuwait
29.3%
in 2020
Papua New Guinea
27.4%
in 2021
Kuwait rank
12th
Papua New Guinea rank
14th
Total natural resources rents over time
- Kuwait
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 29.3% against 27.4% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1.9%.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 12th and Papua New Guinea ranks 14th of 214 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 53.6% | 17.4% | 36.1% | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 38.3% | 21.7% | 16.6% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 34.2% | 19.8% | 14.4% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 46.9% | 24.1% | 22.8% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 46.8% | 17.0% | 29.8% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 29.3% | 11.9% | 17.3% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total natural resources rents, Kuwait or Papua New Guinea?
- Kuwait, at 29.3% against 27.4% in Papua New Guinea as of 2020.
- What is the difference in total natural resources rents between Kuwait and Papua New Guinea?
- 1.9%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Papua New Guinea?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
- How do Kuwait and Papua New Guinea rank globally for total natural resources rents?
- Kuwait ranks 12th and Papua New Guinea ranks 14th 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.