Algeria vs Qatar: Oil rents as a share of GDP
Algeria
14.5%
in 2021
Qatar
15.3%
in 2021
Algeria rank
17th
Qatar rank
14th
Oil rents as a share of GDP over time
- Algeria
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 15.3% against 14.5% in Algeria, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times Algeria's.
Across all 52 years both countries report, Qatar has been ahead every year.
Algeria ranks 17th and Qatar ranks 14th of 199 countries.
Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.8% | 56.4% | 37.5% | Qatar |
| 1980s | 15.5% | 38.4% | 22.9% | Qatar |
| 1990s | 13.4% | 31.7% | 18.3% | Qatar |
| 2000s | 23.1% | 33.5% | 10.4% | Qatar |
| 2010s | 17.4% | 20.0% | 2.6% | Qatar |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 12.9% | 1.2% | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil rents as a share of gdp, Algeria or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 15.3% against 14.5% in Algeria as of 2021.
- What is the difference in oil rents as a share of gdp between Algeria and Qatar?
- 0.8%, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Qatar?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Algeria and Qatar rank globally for oil rents as a share of gdp?
- Algeria ranks 17th and Qatar ranks 14th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) – 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.