New Caledonia vs Upper middle income: Total natural resources rents
New Caledonia
16.8%
in 2021
Upper middle income
3.8%
in 2021
New Caledonia rank
33rd
Upper middle income rank
32nd
Total natural resources rents over time
- New Caledonia
- Upper middle income
How they compare
New Caledonia currently reports 16.8% against 3.8% in Upper middle income, a difference of 13.0%.
That makes New Caledonia's figure about 4.4 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was New Caledonia ahead.
New Caledonia ranks 33rd and Upper middle income ranks 32nd of 214 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, New Caledonia averaged higher in 4 and Upper middle income in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Caledonia | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.0% | 6.9% | 5.1% | New Caledonia |
| 1980s | 5.0% | 8.7% | 3.8% | Upper middle income |
| 1990s | 7.3% | 4.2% | 3.1% | New Caledonia |
| 2000s | 10.5% | 6.4% | 4.0% | New Caledonia |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 4.6% | 3.5% | Upper middle income |
| 2020s | 8.4% | 2.9% | 5.5% | New Caledonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total natural resources rents, New Caledonia or Upper middle income?
- New Caledonia, at 16.8% against 3.8% in Upper middle income as of 2021.
- What is the difference in total natural resources rents between New Caledonia and Upper middle income?
- 13.0%, with New Caledonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Caledonia and Upper middle income?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do New Caledonia and Upper middle income rank globally for total natural resources rents?
- New Caledonia ranks 33rd and Upper middle income ranks 32nd 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.