United Arab Emirates vs Upper middle income: Total natural resources rents

United Arab Emirates
17.6%
in 2021
Upper middle income
3.8%
in 2021
United Arab Emirates rank
31st
Upper middle income rank
32nd

Total natural resources rents over time

  • United Arab Emirates
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 17.6% against 3.8% in Upper middle income, a difference of 13.8%.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 4.6 times Upper middle income's.

Across all 47 years both countries report, United Arab Emirates has been ahead every year.

United Arab Emirates ranks 31st and Upper middle income ranks 32nd of 214 countries.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade United Arab Emirates Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 38.9% 9.7% 29.2% United Arab Emirates
1980s 26.9% 8.7% 18.1% United Arab Emirates
1990s 21.1% 4.2% 16.9% United Arab Emirates
2000s 22.3% 6.4% 15.8% United Arab Emirates
2010s 20.8% 4.6% 16.3% United Arab Emirates
2020s 14.8% 2.9% 11.9% United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total natural resources rents, United Arab Emirates or Upper middle income?
United Arab Emirates, at 17.6% against 3.8% in Upper middle income as of 2021.
What is the difference in total natural resources rents between United Arab Emirates and Upper middle income?
13.8%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United Arab Emirates and Upper middle income?
47 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2021.
How do United Arab Emirates and Upper middle income rank globally for total natural resources rents?
United Arab Emirates ranks 31st 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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Indicator
Total natural resources rents (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
262 places, 11,682 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed

Total natural resources rents are the sum of oil rents, natural gas rents, coal rents (hard and soft), mineral rents, and forest rents.