Egypt vs Saudi Arabia: Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP

Egypt
5.6%
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
5.0%
in 2024
Egypt rank
12th
Saudi Arabia rank
14th

Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP over time

  • Egypt
  • Saudi Arabia
2.557.51012.515201020172024

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 5.6% against 5.0% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.6%.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Egypt ranks 12th and Saudi Arabia ranks 14th of 194 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
2010s 7.3% 8.0% 0.7% Saudi Arabia
2020s 7.2% 5.3% 1.9% Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp, Egypt or Saudi Arabia?
Egypt, at 5.6% against 5.0% in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
What is the difference in explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp between Egypt and Saudi Arabia?
0.6%, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Saudi Arabia?
15 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2024.
How do Egypt and Saudi Arabia rank globally for explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp?
Egypt ranks 12th and Saudi Arabia ranks 14th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Environment Programme – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP
Unit
%
Source
United Nations Environment Programme – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 2,687 data points, 2010–2024
Last refreshed

Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of total GDP (%).