Papua New Guinea vs Qatar: Total natural resource rents
Papua New Guinea
27.4%
in 2021
Qatar
27.3%
in 2021
Papua New Guinea rank
14th
Qatar rank
15th
Total natural resource rents over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Qatar
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 27.4% against 27.3% in Qatar, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Qatar ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 14th and Qatar ranks 15th of 211 countries.
Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.9% | 57.7% | 39.8% | Qatar |
| 1980s | 21.7% | 40.7% | 19.0% | Qatar |
| 1990s | 19.8% | 35.4% | 15.7% | Qatar |
| 2000s | 24.1% | 39.0% | 14.9% | Qatar |
| 2010s | 17.0% | 26.4% | 9.5% | Qatar |
| 2020s | 19.7% | 23.8% | 4.1% | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total natural resource rents, Papua New Guinea or Qatar?
- Papua New Guinea, at 27.4% against 27.3% in Qatar as of 2021.
- What is the difference in total natural resource rents between Papua New Guinea and Qatar?
- 0.1%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Qatar?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Qatar rank globally for total natural resource rents?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 14th 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.