Azerbaijan vs United Arab Emirates: Oil rents as a share of GDP
Azerbaijan
21.0%
in 2021
United Arab Emirates
15.7%
in 2021
Azerbaijan rank
9th
United Arab Emirates rank
12th
Oil rents as a share of GDP over time
- Azerbaijan
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Azerbaijan currently reports 21.0% against 15.7% in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 5.3%.
That makes Azerbaijan's figure about 1.3 times United Arab Emirates's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 9th and United Arab Emirates ranks 12th of 199 countries.
Azerbaijan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.5% | 19.2% | 0.2% | Azerbaijan |
| 2000s | 31.0% | 20.9% | 10.2% | Azerbaijan |
| 2010s | 21.1% | 19.8% | 1.3% | Azerbaijan |
| 2020s | 16.1% | 13.1% | 3.0% | Azerbaijan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil rents as a share of gdp, Azerbaijan or United Arab Emirates?
- Azerbaijan, at 21.0% against 15.7% in United Arab Emirates as of 2021.
- What is the difference in oil rents as a share of gdp between Azerbaijan and United Arab Emirates?
- 5.3%, with Azerbaijan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and United Arab Emirates?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
- How do Azerbaijan and United Arab Emirates rank globally for oil rents as a share of gdp?
- Azerbaijan ranks 9th and United Arab Emirates ranks 12th 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.