Azerbaijan vs Saudi Arabia: Oil rents as a share of GDP
Azerbaijan
21.0%
in 2021
Saudi Arabia
23.7%
in 2021
Azerbaijan rank
9th
Saudi Arabia rank
6th
Oil rents as a share of GDP over time
- Azerbaijan
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 23.7% against 21.0% in Azerbaijan, a difference of 2.7%.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Azerbaijan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 9th and Saudi Arabia ranks 6th of 199 countries.
Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.5% | 30.2% | 10.7% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 31.0% | 42.1% | 11.0% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 21.1% | 33.9% | 12.9% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 16.1% | 19.8% | 3.8% | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil rents as a share of gdp, Azerbaijan or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 23.7% against 21.0% in Azerbaijan as of 2021.
- What is the difference in oil rents as a share of gdp between Azerbaijan and Saudi Arabia?
- 2.7%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Saudi Arabia?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
- How do Azerbaijan and Saudi Arabia rank globally for oil rents as a share of gdp?
- Azerbaijan ranks 9th and Saudi Arabia ranks 6th 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.