Brazil vs Cameroon: Oil rents as a share of GDP
Brazil
2.6%
in 2021
Cameroon
2.4%
in 2021
Brazil rank
37th
Cameroon rank
38th
Oil rents as a share of GDP over time
- Brazil
- Cameroon
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 2.6% against 2.4% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 37th and Cameroon ranks 38th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Cameroon in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Cameroon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.4% | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 5.8% | 4.8% | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 4.3% | 3.7% | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 4.5% | 2.7% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 3.3% | 1.8% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 0.0% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil rents as a share of gdp, Brazil or Cameroon?
- Brazil, at 2.6% against 2.4% in Cameroon as of 2021.
- What is the difference in oil rents as a share of gdp between Brazil and Cameroon?
- 0.2%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Cameroon?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2021.
- How do Brazil and Cameroon rank globally for oil rents as a share of gdp?
- Brazil ranks 37th and Cameroon ranks 38th 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.