Bahrain vs United Arab Emirates: Total natural resource rents
Bahrain
16.6%
in 2021
United Arab Emirates
17.6%
in 2021
Bahrain rank
34th
United Arab Emirates rank
31st
Total natural resource rents over time
- Bahrain
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 17.6% against 16.6% in Bahrain, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.1 times Bahrain's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Bahrain ahead.
Bahrain ranks 34th and United Arab Emirates ranks 31st of 211 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 2 and United Arab Emirates in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 39.1% | 26.9% | 12.2% | Bahrain |
| 1990s | 22.5% | 21.1% | 1.3% | Bahrain |
| 2000s | 21.1% | 22.3% | 1.2% | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 18.0% | 20.8% | 2.9% | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 13.7% | 14.8% | 1.1% | United Arab Emirates |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total natural resource rents, Bahrain or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 17.6% against 16.6% in Bahrain as of 2021.
- What is the difference in total natural resource rents between Bahrain and United Arab Emirates?
- 1.0%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and United Arab Emirates?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Bahrain and United Arab Emirates rank globally for total natural resource rents?
- Bahrain ranks 34th and United Arab Emirates ranks 31st of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Total natural resource rents. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Natural resources rents are estimated as the difference between the price of a commodity and the average cost of producing it. Total natural resources rents are the sum of oil rents, natural gas rents, coal rents, mineral rents, and forest rents.