Lower middle income vs South Africa: Coal rents
Lower middle income
0.7%
in 2021
South Africa
2.4%
in 2021
Lower middle income rank
4th
South Africa rank
4th
Coal rents over time
- Lower middle income
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 2.4% against 0.7% in Lower middle income, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes South Africa's figure about 3.7 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 51 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
Lower middle income ranks 4th and South Africa ranks 4th of 47 groups.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lower middle income | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3% | 2.3% | 2.0% | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 3.8% | 3.4% | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 1.8% | 1.5% | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 2.7% | 2.2% | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 2.4% | 1.8% | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 2.0% | 1.5% | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal rents, Lower middle income or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 2.4% against 0.7% in Lower middle income as of 2021.
- What is the difference in coal rents between Lower middle income and South Africa?
- 1.7%, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and South Africa?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2021.
- How do Lower middle income and South Africa rank globally for coal rents?
- Lower middle income ranks 4th and South Africa ranks 4th 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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About this data
Coal rents are the difference between the value of both hard and soft coal production at world prices and their total costs of production.