Australia vs Denmark: Oil rents as a share of GDP
Australia
0.3%
in 2021
Denmark
0.3%
in 2021
Australia rank
71st
Denmark rank
70th
Oil rents as a share of GDP over time
- Australia
- Denmark
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Australia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 71st and Denmark ranks 70th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Denmark in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.1% | 0.0% | 1.1% | Australia |
| 1980s | 1.5% | 0.3% | 1.2% | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 1.2% | 0.4% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.3% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil rents as a share of gdp, Australia or Denmark?
- Denmark, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Australia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in oil rents as a share of gdp between Australia and Denmark?
- 0.0%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Denmark?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2021.
- How do Australia and Denmark rank globally for oil rents as a share of gdp?
- Australia ranks 71st and Denmark ranks 70th 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.