Which has higher coal rents, High income or Lao People's Democratic Republic?

Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 0.2% against 0.1% in High income as of 2012.

What is the difference in coal rents between High income and Lao People's Democratic Republic?

0.1%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Lao People's Democratic Republic?

29 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2012.

Where does this data come from?

The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB), published as Coal rents (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

High income vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Coal rents

High income

0.1%

in 2021

Lao People's Democratic Republic

0.2%

in 2012

High income rank

26th

Lao People's Democratic Republic rank

25th

Coal rents over time

High income
Lao People's Democratic Republic

How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 0.2% against 0.1% in High income, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Lao People's Democratic Republic's figure about 2.1 times High income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1984 it was High income ahead.

High income ranks 26th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 25th of 47 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, High income averaged higher in 2 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	High income	Lao People's Democratic Republic	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0.1%	0.0%	0.1%	High income
1990s	0.1%	0.0%	0.1%	High income
2000s	0.1%	0.2%	0.1%	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s	0.3%	0.4%	0.1%	Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher coal rents, High income or Lao People's Democratic Republic?: Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 0.2% against 0.1% in High income as of 2012.
What is the difference in coal rents between High income and Lao People's Democratic Republic?: 0.1%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Lao People's Democratic Republic?: 29 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2012.
How do High income and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for coal rents?: High income ranks 26th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 25th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB), published as Coal rents (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Coal rents (% of GDP)
Unit: % of GDP
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 247 places, 10,672 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Coal rents are the difference between the value of both hard and soft coal production at world prices and their total costs of production.