Natural gas rents (% of GDP) in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Natural gas rents (% of GDP) was 0.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Natural gas rents in Upper middle income, 1970–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Upper middle income recorded 0.5% for natural gas rents in 2021.
That represents a change of up 54.3% on the previous year and up 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, natural gas rents in Upper middle income peaked at 0.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1970.
Upper middle income ranks 28th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Natural gas rents (% of GDP) in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0% | — |
| 1971 | 0.0% | +9.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | -5.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | +9.6% |
| 1974 | 0.1% | +53.6% |
| 1975 | 0.1% | +109.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1% | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.1% | -5.8% |
| 1978 | 0.2% | +31.9% |
| 1979 | 0.3% | +61.7% |
| 1980 | 0.2% | -14.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1% | -39.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | -63.5% |
| 1983 | 0.2% | +298.4% |
| 1984 | 0.2% | +14.1% |
| 1985 | 0.2% | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 0.3% | +16.1% |
| 1987 | 0.3% | +13.9% |
| 1988 | 0.3% | -9.7% |
| 1989 | 0.3% | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.3% | +15.4% |
| 1991 | 0.3% | -16.1% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | -14.4% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | +23.6% |
| 1994 | 0.3% | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.3% | +11.1% |
| 1997 | 0.3% | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 0.3% | -21.4% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | +17.7% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | +51.0% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | +10.7% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -11.3% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | -12.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -17.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +13.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -27.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +56.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -16.7% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +54.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Natural gas rents (% of GDP) in Upper middle income changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +298.4% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| 1975 | +109.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
More energy & mining data for Upper middle income
- Fuel imports 14.0% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 9.6% (2025)
- Fuel exports 5.2% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 3.7% (2025)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 6.3% (2023)
- Electric power consumption 4,606 kWh per capita (2024)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 9.8% (2024)
- Combustible renewables and waste 6.2% (2024)
- Mineral rents 1.1% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 3.8% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is natural gas rents in Upper middle income?
- Natural gas rents in Upper middle income was 0.5% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest natural gas rents recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2001.
- What is the lowest natural gas rents recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1970.
- How does Upper middle income rank for natural gas rents?
- Upper middle income ranks 28th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is natural gas rents rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper middle income data come from?
- The figures come from The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB), published as part of Natural gas rents (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Natural gas rents are the difference between the value of natural gas production at regional prices and total costs of production.