Bahrain vs Brunei Darussalam: Oil rents as a share of GDP
Bahrain
10.9%
in 2021
Brunei Darussalam
10.4%
in 2021
Bahrain rank
19th
Brunei Darussalam rank
21st
Oil rents as a share of GDP over time
- Bahrain
- Brunei Darussalam
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 10.9% against 10.4% in Brunei Darussalam, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Bahrain's figure about 1.1 times Brunei Darussalam's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Bahrain ahead.
Bahrain ranks 19th and Brunei Darussalam ranks 21st of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 4 and Brunei Darussalam in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Brunei Darussalam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35.9% | 30.1% | 5.8% | Bahrain |
| 1990s | 18.6% | 17.1% | 1.6% | Bahrain |
| 2000s | 17.5% | 22.0% | 4.4% | Brunei Darussalam |
| 2010s | 14.8% | 13.9% | 1.0% | Bahrain |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 6.9% | 1.9% | Bahrain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil rents as a share of gdp, Bahrain or Brunei Darussalam?
- Bahrain, at 10.9% against 10.4% in Brunei Darussalam as of 2021.
- What is the difference in oil rents as a share of gdp between Bahrain and Brunei Darussalam?
- 0.5%, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Brunei Darussalam?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Bahrain and Brunei Darussalam rank globally for oil rents as a share of gdp?
- Bahrain ranks 19th and Brunei Darussalam ranks 21st 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.