Algeria vs Equatorial Guinea: Oil rents as a share of GDP
Algeria
14.5%
in 2021
Equatorial Guinea
14.9%
in 2021
Algeria rank
17th
Equatorial Guinea rank
15th
Oil rents as a share of GDP over time
- Algeria
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 14.9% against 14.5% in Algeria, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 38 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 17th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 15th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 1 and Equatorial Guinea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.5% | 0.0% | 15.5% | Algeria |
| 1990s | 13.4% | 25.8% | 12.4% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 25.8% | 51.1% | 25.3% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 17.4% | 23.3% | 6.0% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 12.8% | 1.1% | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil rents as a share of gdp, Algeria or Equatorial Guinea?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 14.9% against 14.5% in Algeria as of 2021.
- What is the difference in oil rents as a share of gdp between Algeria and Equatorial Guinea?
- 0.4%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Equatorial Guinea?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Algeria and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for oil rents as a share of gdp?
- Algeria ranks 17th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 15th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Oil rents 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
Economic profits generated from oil extraction, measured as the difference between production value and costs, expressed as a percentage of gross domestic product.