Argentina vs Papua New Guinea: Oil rents as a share of GDP
Argentina
1.5%
in 2021
Papua New Guinea
1.9%
in 2021
Argentina rank
43rd
Papua New Guinea rank
40th
Oil rents as a share of GDP over time
- Argentina
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 1.9% against 1.5% in Argentina, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Argentina's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 43rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 40th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.9% | 0.0% | 2.9% | Argentina |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 7.1% | 6.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 9.6% | 6.1% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 3.1% | 1.5% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.3% | 0.2% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil rents as a share of gdp, Argentina or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 1.9% against 1.5% in Argentina as of 2021.
- What is the difference in oil rents as a share of gdp between Argentina and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.4%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Papua New Guinea?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Argentina and Papua New Guinea rank globally for oil rents as a share of gdp?
- Argentina ranks 43rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 40th 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.