Kuwait vs Qatar: Total natural resource rents
Kuwait
29.3%
in 2020
Qatar
27.3%
in 2021
Kuwait rank
12th
Qatar rank
15th
Total natural resource rents over time
- Kuwait
- Qatar
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 29.3% against 27.3% in Qatar, a difference of 2.0%.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Qatar's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Qatar ahead.
Kuwait ranks 12th and Qatar ranks 15th of 211 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 3 and Qatar in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 53.6% | 54.4% | 0.9% | Qatar |
| 1980s | 38.3% | 40.7% | 2.4% | Qatar |
| 1990s | 34.2% | 35.4% | 1.2% | Qatar |
| 2000s | 46.9% | 39.0% | 7.9% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 46.8% | 26.4% | 20.3% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 29.3% | 20.2% | 9.1% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total natural resource rents, Kuwait or Qatar?
- Kuwait, at 29.3% against 27.3% in Qatar as of 2020.
- What is the difference in total natural resource rents between Kuwait and Qatar?
- 2.0%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Qatar?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
- How do Kuwait and Qatar rank globally for total natural resource rents?
- Kuwait ranks 12th and Qatar ranks 15th 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.