Qatar vs Saudi Arabia: Total natural resource rents
Qatar
27.3%
in 2021
Saudi Arabia
25.6%
in 2021
Qatar rank
15th
Saudi Arabia rank
18th
Total natural resource rents over time
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 27.3% against 25.6% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Qatar ahead.
Qatar ranks 15th and Saudi Arabia ranks 18th of 211 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 4 and Saudi Arabia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 57.7% | 49.4% | 8.3% | Qatar |
| 1980s | 40.7% | 37.4% | 3.3% | Qatar |
| 1990s | 35.4% | 31.1% | 4.3% | Qatar |
| 2000s | 39.0% | 43.1% | 4.1% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 26.4% | 34.9% | 8.5% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 23.8% | 21.4% | 2.3% | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total natural resource rents, Qatar or Saudi Arabia?
- Qatar, at 27.3% against 25.6% in Saudi Arabia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in total natural resource rents between Qatar and Saudi Arabia?
- 1.7%, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Saudi Arabia?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Qatar and Saudi Arabia rank globally for total natural resource rents?
- Qatar ranks 15th and Saudi Arabia ranks 18th of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) β 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.