Solomon Islands vs Upper middle income: Total natural resources rents
Solomon Islands
18.4%
in 2021
Upper middle income
3.8%
in 2021
Solomon Islands rank
29th
Upper middle income rank
32nd
Total natural resources rents over time
- Solomon Islands
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Solomon Islands currently reports 18.4% against 3.8% in Upper middle income, a difference of 14.6%.
That makes Solomon Islands's figure about 4.8 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Solomon Islands ahead.
Solomon Islands ranks 29th and Upper middle income ranks 32nd of 214 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Solomon Islands averaged higher in 4 and Upper middle income in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Solomon Islands | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.2% | 7.4% | 0.1% | Upper middle income |
| 1980s | 8.0% | 8.7% | 0.8% | Upper middle income |
| 1990s | 7.7% | 4.2% | 3.5% | Solomon Islands |
| 2000s | 10.3% | 6.4% | 3.9% | Solomon Islands |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 4.6% | 14.5% | Solomon Islands |
| 2020s | 18.8% | 2.9% | 15.9% | Solomon Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total natural resources rents, Solomon Islands or Upper middle income?
- Solomon Islands, at 18.4% against 3.8% in Upper middle income as of 2021.
- What is the difference in total natural resources rents between Solomon Islands and Upper middle income?
- 14.6%, with Solomon Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Solomon Islands and Upper middle income?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2021.
- How do Solomon Islands and Upper middle income rank globally for total natural resources rents?
- Solomon Islands ranks 29th 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.