Barbados vs Jamaica: Oil rents as a share of GDP
Barbados
0.3%
in 2021
Jamaica
0.3%
in 2021
Barbados rank
63rd
Jamaica rank
65th
Oil rents as a share of GDP over time
- Barbados
- Jamaica
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 63rd and Jamaica ranks 65th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 4 and Jamaica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | Barbados |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.5% | Barbados |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil rents as a share of gdp, Barbados or Jamaica?
- Barbados, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Jamaica as of 2021.
- What is the difference in oil rents as a share of gdp between Barbados and Jamaica?
- 0.0%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Jamaica?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2021.
- How do Barbados and Jamaica rank globally for oil rents as a share of gdp?
- Barbados ranks 63rd and Jamaica ranks 65th 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
Economic profits generated from oil extraction, measured as the difference between production value and costs, expressed as a percentage of gross domestic product.