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
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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

Indicator
Total natural resource rents
Unit
% of GDP
Source
The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
211 places, 9,209 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed

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.