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
0123197019952021

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) – 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

Indicator
Oil rents as a share of GDP
Unit
% of GDP
Source
The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 8,404 data points, 1970–2021
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Economic profits generated from oil extraction, measured as the difference between production value and costs, expressed as a percentage of gross domestic product.