Barbados vs Romania: Oil rents as a share of GDP

Barbados
0.3%
in 2021
Romania
0.4%
in 2021
Barbados rank
63rd
Romania rank
61st

Oil rents as a share of GDP over time

  • Barbados
  • Romania
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How they compare

Romania currently reports 0.4% against 0.3% in Barbados, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.2 times Barbados's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.

Barbados ranks 63rd and Romania ranks 61st of 199 countries.

Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Romania Difference Ahead
1980s 0.3% 1.6% 1.3% Romania
1990s 0.2% 1.3% 1.0% Romania
2000s 0.3% 1.1% 0.9% Romania
2010s 0.2% 0.6% 0.3% Romania
2020s 0.2% 0.3% 0.1% Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil rents as a share of gdp, Barbados or Romania?
Romania, at 0.4% against 0.3% in Barbados as of 2021.
What is the difference in oil rents as a share of gdp between Barbados and Romania?
0.1%, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Romania?
35 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2021.
How do Barbados and Romania rank globally for oil rents as a share of gdp?
Barbados ranks 63rd and Romania ranks 61st 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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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.