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Natural gas rents

Gas revenue above production cost, relative to the size of the economy.

Cayman Islands, 2021, ranked 116 of 201

0.00%

% of GDP

Since 2011

Unchanged

percentage points, unchanged from 0.00%

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Cayman Islands, its region and the world

Natural gas rents, % of GDP
  • Cayman Islands
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Natural gas rents, % of GDP
YearCayman IslandsWorldLatin America & Caribbean
2021 0.00%0.52%0.15%
2020 0.00%0.21%0.11%
2019 0.00%0.26%0.18%
2018 0.00%0.29%0.17%
2017 0.00%0.19%0.07%
2016 0.00%0.16%0.06%
2015 0.00%0.23%0.14%
2014 0.00%0.28%0.25%
2013 0.00%0.32%0.28%
2012 0.00%0.32%0.27%
2011 0.00%0.32%0.25%
2010 0.00%0.24%0.13%
2009 0.00%0.28%0.22%
2008 0.00%0.48%0.18%
2007 0.00%0.34%0.19%
2006 0.00%0.39%0.18%
2005 –0.48%0.14%
2004 –0.39%0.08%
2003 –0.43%0.09%
2002 –0.32%0.11%
2001 –0.43%0.12%
2000 –0.39%0.12%
1999 –0.17%0.07%
1998 –0.15%0.04%
1997 –0.25%0.05%
1996 –0.23%0.05%
1995 –0.17%0.05%

Source: The World Bank, updated 13 Oct 2026. Annual national estimates compiled by the World Bank from IEA, IRENA, UN and national sources. The latest year typically lags by one to three years.

World and regions

  1. Middle East & North Africa 2.95% 2021
  2. Europe & Central Asia 0.63% 2021
  3. World 0.52% 2021
  4. Sub-Saharan Africa 0.49% 2021
  5. North America 0.40% 2021
  6. East Asia & Pacific 0.33% 2021
  7. Latin America & Caribbean 0.15% 2021
  8. South Asia 0.12% 2021

Years differ where countries report on different schedules.

About this series

Series code
NY.GDP.NGAS.RT.ZS
Unit
% of GDP
Publisher
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Original source
The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB), uri: https://www.worldbank.org/en/publication/changing-wealth-of-nations/data, note: World Bank staff estimates based on sources and methods described in the World Bank's The Changing Wealth of Nations., publisher: World Bank (WB); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: World Bank staff estimates based on sources and methods described in the World Bank's The Changing Wealth of Nations.
Licence
CC BY 4.0
Publisher’s last update
2026-10-08
Retrieved by CEII
Tue, 13 Oct 2026 19:18:23 GMT
Publisher’s definition

Natural gas rents are the difference between the value of natural gas production at regional prices and total costs of production.

Every economy

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World map of Gas rents, latest available year by country
Ranking of all 201 economies
#Economy% of GDPYear
1 Timor-Leste29.38%2021
2 Brunei13.86%2021
3 Qatar12.01%2021
4 Uzbekistan11.04%2021
5 Papua New Guinea9.14%2021
6 Iran8.81%2021
7 Azerbaijan8.59%2021
8 Algeria8.00%2021
9 Turkmenistan7.65%2019
10 Equatorial Guinea6.63%2021
11 Russia5.86%2021
12 Bahrain5.70%2021
13 Oman5.67%2021
14 Trinidad and Tobago5.09%2021
15 Libya4.58%2021
16 Myanmar4.40%2021
17 Norway3.94%2021
18 Mozambique3.57%2021
19 Malaysia3.35%2021
20 Syria2.33%2020
21 Egypt2.05%2021
22 Kazakhstan2.04%2021
23 United Arab Emirates1.96%2021
24 Bolivia1.85%2021
25 Australia1.72%2021
26 Saudi Arabia1.72%2021
27 Kuwait1.70%2020
28 Ukraine1.36%2021
29 Nigeria1.16%2021
30 Angola1.01%2021
31 Thailand0.94%2021
32 Indonesia0.84%2021
33 Canada0.79%2021
34 Pakistan0.74%2021
35 Iraq0.66%2021
36 Cameroon0.58%2021
37 Romania0.53%2021
38 Tunisia0.49%2021
39 Bangladesh0.49%2021
40 Israel0.43%2021
41 Argentina0.39%2021
42 Venezuela0.38%2014
43 Ghana0.37%2021
44 United States0.36%2021
45 Congo0.36%2021
46 Vietnam0.33%2021
47 Netherlands0.31%2021
48 Ivory Coast0.31%2021
49 New Zealand0.29%2021
50 Gabon0.27%2021
51 Peru0.26%2021
52 Tanzania0.22%2021
53 China0.21%2021
54 Croatia0.18%2021
55 Colombia0.18%2021
56 United Kingdom0.17%2021
57 Tajikistan0.17%2021
58 Philippines0.16%2021
59 Hungary0.13%2021
60 Poland0.10%2021
61 Serbia0.10%2021
62 Mexico0.09%2021
63 India0.08%2021
64 Brazil0.07%2021
65 Denmark0.06%2021
66 Ireland0.05%2021
67 Rwanda0.05%2021
68 Albania0.05%2021
69 Jordan0.04%2021
70 Belarus0.04%2021
71 Niger0.03%2021
72 South Africa0.03%2021
73 Italy0.03%2021
74 Cuba0.02%2020
75 Austria0.02%2021
76 Chile0.02%2021
77 Germany0.02%2021
78 Ecuador0.01%2021
79 Chad0.01%2021
80 Czechia0.01%2021
81 Suriname0.01%2021
82 Georgia0.01%2021
83 Morocco0.01%2021
84 Japan0.01%2021
85 Slovakia0.01%2021
86 Türkiye0.01%2021
87 Barbados0.01%2021
88 Bulgaria0.01%2021
89 South Korea0.01%2021
90 Senegal0.00%2021
91 Kyrgyzstan0.00%2021
92 Afghanistan0.00%2021
93 Belize0.00%2021
94 Slovenia0.00%2021
95 Spain0.00%2021
96 Greece0.00%2021
97 Yemen0.00%2016
98 Belgium0.00%2021
99 France0.00%2021
100 Guatemala0.00%2021
101 Moldova0.00%2021
102 American Samoa0.00%2021
103 Antigua and Barbuda0.00%2021
104 Armenia0.00%2021
105 Aruba0.00%2021
106 Bahamas0.00%2021
107 Benin0.00%2021
108 Bermuda0.00%2021
109 Bhutan0.00%2021
110 Bosnia and Herzegovina0.00%2021
111 Botswana0.00%2021
112 Burkina Faso0.00%2021
113 Burundi0.00%2021
114 Cape Verde0.00%2021
115 Cambodia0.00%2021
116 Cayman Islands0.00%2021
117 Central African Republic0.00%2021
118 Comoros0.00%2021
119 DR Congo0.00%2021
120 Costa Rica0.00%2021
121 Cyprus0.00%2021
122 Djibouti0.00%2021
123 Dominica0.00%2021
124 Dominican Republic0.00%2021
125 El Salvador0.00%2021
126 Eritrea0.00%2011
127 Estonia0.00%2021
128 Eswatini0.00%2021
129 Ethiopia0.00%2021
130 Faroe Islands0.00%2021
131 Fiji0.00%2021
132 Finland0.00%2021
133 French Polynesia0.00%2021
134 Gambia0.00%2021
135 Greenland0.00%2020
136 Grenada0.00%2021
137 Guam0.00%2021
138 Guinea0.00%2021
139 Guinea-Bissau0.00%2021
140 Guyana0.00%2021
141 Haiti0.00%2021
142 Honduras0.00%2021
143 Hong Kong0.00%2021
144 Iceland0.00%2021
145 Jamaica0.00%2021
146 Kenya0.00%2021
147 Kiribati0.00%2021
148 Kosovo0.00%2021
149 Laos0.00%2021
150 Latvia0.00%2021
151 Lebanon0.00%2021
152 Lesotho0.00%2021
153 Liberia0.00%2021
154 Lithuania0.00%2021
155 Luxembourg0.00%2021
156 Macau0.00%2021
157 Madagascar0.00%2021
158 Malawi0.00%2021
159 Maldives0.00%2021
160 Mali0.00%2021
161 Malta0.00%2021
162 Mauritania0.00%2021
163 Mauritius0.00%2021
164 Micronesia0.00%2021
165 Mongolia0.00%2021
166 Montenegro0.00%2021
167 Namibia0.00%2021
168 Nauru0.00%2021
169 Nepal0.00%2021
170 New Caledonia0.00%2021
171 Nicaragua0.00%2021
172 North Macedonia0.00%2021
173 Northern Mariana Islands0.00%2019
174 Panama0.00%2021
175 Paraguay0.00%2021
176 Portugal0.00%2021
177 Puerto Rico0.00%2021
178 Samoa0.00%2021
179 São Tomé and Príncipe0.00%2021
180 Seychelles0.00%2021
181 Singapore0.00%2021
182 Solomon Islands0.00%2021
183 Somalia0.00%2021
184 South Sudan0.00%2015
185 Sri Lanka0.00%2021
186 Saint Kitts and Nevis0.00%2021
187 Saint Lucia0.00%2021
188 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.00%2021
189 Sudan0.00%2021
190 Sweden0.00%2021
191 Switzerland0.00%2021
192 Togo0.00%2021
193 Tonga0.00%2021
194 Turks and Caicos Islands0.00%2021
195 Tuvalu0.00%2021
196 Uganda0.00%2021
197 Uruguay0.00%2021
198 Vanuatu0.00%2021
199 United States Virgin Islands0.00%2020
200 Zambia0.00%2021
201 Zimbabwe0.00%2021

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