Belize vs Jamaica: Oil rents as a share of GDP
Belize
0.3%
in 2021
Jamaica
0.3%
in 2021
Belize rank
68th
Jamaica rank
65th
Oil rents as a share of GDP over time
- Belize
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Belize, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Belize's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Jamaica ahead.
Belize ranks 68th and Jamaica ranks 65th of 199 countries.
Belize has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.4% | 0.9% | Belize |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 0.3% | 1.6% | Belize |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Belize |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil rents as a share of gdp, Belize or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Belize as of 2021.
- What is the difference in oil rents as a share of gdp between Belize and Jamaica?
- 0.0%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Jamaica?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Belize and Jamaica rank globally for oil rents as a share of gdp?
- Belize ranks 68th 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.