Angola vs Kuwait: Oil rents as a share of GDP
Angola
28.3%
in 2021
Kuwait
27.6%
in 2020
Angola rank
4th
Kuwait rank
5th
Oil rents as a share of GDP over time
- Angola
- Kuwait
How they compare
Angola currently reports 28.3% against 27.6% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Kuwait ahead.
Angola ranks 4th and Kuwait ranks 5th of 199 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.1% | 37.6% | 24.5% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 32.5% | 33.3% | 0.8% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 40.2% | 46.0% | 5.9% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 27.7% | 46.0% | 18.3% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 18.6% | 27.6% | 9.0% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil rents as a share of gdp, Angola or Kuwait?
- Angola, at 28.3% against 27.6% in Kuwait as of 2021.
- What is the difference in oil rents as a share of gdp between Angola and Kuwait?
- 0.7%, with Angola ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Kuwait?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.
- How do Angola and Kuwait rank globally for oil rents as a share of gdp?
- Angola ranks 4th and Kuwait ranks 5th 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.