Middle income vs New Caledonia: Total natural resources rents
Middle income
4.0%
in 2021
New Caledonia
16.8%
in 2021
Middle income rank
31st
New Caledonia rank
33rd
Total natural resources rents over time
- Middle income
- New Caledonia
How they compare
New Caledonia currently reports 16.8% against 4.0% in Middle income, a difference of 12.8%.
That makes New Caledonia's figure about 4.2 times Middle income's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was New Caledonia ahead.
Middle income ranks 31st and New Caledonia ranks 33rd of 47 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, Middle income averaged higher in 2 and New Caledonia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle income | New Caledonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.9% | 12.0% | 5.1% | New Caledonia |
| 1980s | 8.3% | 5.0% | 3.3% | Middle income |
| 1990s | 4.8% | 7.3% | 2.5% | New Caledonia |
| 2000s | 6.7% | 10.5% | 3.8% | New Caledonia |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 1.0% | 3.7% | Middle income |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 8.4% | 5.4% | New Caledonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total natural resources rents, Middle income or New Caledonia?
- New Caledonia, at 16.8% against 4.0% in Middle income as of 2021.
- What is the difference in total natural resources rents between Middle income and New Caledonia?
- 12.8%, with New Caledonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and New Caledonia?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Middle income and New Caledonia rank globally for total natural resources rents?
- Middle income ranks 31st and New Caledonia ranks 33rd 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.