Coal rents in Lower middle income

Lower middle income: Coal rents was 0.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.7%
Change on year
up 89.3%
Rank
4th
of 45 groups
All-time high
1.2%
in 2008
All-time low
0.1%
in 1971
Years of data
51
1971–2021

Coal rents in Lower middle income, 1971–2021

00.250.50.7511.2197119962021

Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.

Analysis

In 2021, coal rents in Lower middle income stood at 0.7%.

The figure is up 89.3% on the previous year and down 28.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, coal rents in Lower middle income peaked at 1.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1971.

Lower middle income ranks 4th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

Coal rents in Lower middle income, year by year

Annual values for Coal rents (% of GDP) in Lower middle income, 1971 to 2021.
Year % of GDP Change
1971 0.1%
1972 0.1% +8.0%
1973 0.1% +7.9%
1974 0.2% +71.5%
1975 0.5% +122.5%
1976 0.5% +3.1%
1977 0.5% -8.8%
1978 0.4% -22.5%
1979 0.3% -13.5%
1980 0.4% +22.6%
1981 0.5% +27.1%
1982 0.6% +14.3%
1983 0.4% -27.2%
1984 0.4% -8.1%
1985 0.4% +2.8%
1986 0.3% -20.3%
1987 0.2% -33.6%
1988 0.3% +22.4%
1989 0.4% +35.2%
1990 0.4% +8.3%
1991 0.4% +10.9%
1992 0.4% -12.5%
1993 0.3% -30.1%
1994 0.3% -2.1%
1995 0.3% +36.9%
1996 0.3% -13.6%
1997 0.3% -15.4%
1998 0.2% -22.0%
1999 0.2% -17.4%
2000 0.2% +27.0%
2001 0.3% +66.0%
2002 0.3% -26.9%
2003 0.3% +4.7%
2004 0.6% +140.4%
2005 0.5% -19.2%
2006 0.5% -2.8%
2007 0.6% +13.2%
2008 1.2% +110.7%
2009 0.6% -48.7%
2010 0.8% +23.2%
2011 0.9% +23.6%
2012 0.6% -30.6%
2013 0.5% -18.9%
2014 0.4% -16.3%
2015 0.4% -15.4%
2016 0.4% +10.6%
2017 0.5% +25.0%
2018 0.6% +19.7%
2019 0.4% -30.8%
2020 0.4% -17.3%
2021 0.7% +89.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.3% 0.1% 0.5% 9
1980s 0.4% 0.2% 0.6% 10
1990s 0.3% 0.2% 0.4% 10
2000s 0.5% 0.2% 1.2% 10
2010s 0.6% 0.4% 0.9% 10
2020s 0.5% 0.4% 0.7% 2

Countries ranked near Lower middle income

  1. 1 Cape Verde 17.2% compare
  2. 2 Mongolia 4.9% compare
  3. 3 Mozambique 3.8% compare
  4. 4 South Africa 2.4% compare
  5. 5 India 1.3% compare
  6. 6 Indonesia 1.2% compare
  7. 7 Kazakhstan 0.8% compare

See the full ranking of 246 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is coal rents in Lower middle income?
Coal rents in Lower middle income was 0.7% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
What is the highest coal rents recorded in Lower middle income?
The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2008.
What is the lowest coal rents recorded in Lower middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1971.
How does Lower middle income rank for coal rents?
Lower middle income ranks 4th out of 45 groups with data for 2021.
Is coal rents rising or falling in Lower middle income?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lower middle income data come from?
The figures come from The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB), published as part of Coal rents (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
246 places, 10,658 data points, 1970–2021
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Coal rents are the difference between the value of both hard and soft coal production at world prices and their total costs of production.