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