Brazil vs Canada: Oil rents as a share of GDP
Brazil
2.6%
in 2021
Canada
2.8%
in 2021
Brazil rank
37th
Canada rank
35th
Oil rents as a share of GDP over time
- Brazil
- Canada
How they compare
Canada currently reports 2.8% against 2.6% in Brazil, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Canada ahead.
Brazil ranks 37th and Canada ranks 35th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Canada in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3% | 1.7% | 1.5% | Canada |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 2.2% | 1.3% | Canada |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 1.0% | 0.4% | Canada |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.5% | 0.3% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.1% | 0.5% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.9% | 0.0% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil rents as a share of gdp, Brazil or Canada?
- Canada, at 2.8% against 2.6% in Brazil as of 2021.
- What is the difference in oil rents as a share of gdp between Brazil and Canada?
- 0.2%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Canada?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Brazil and Canada rank globally for oil rents as a share of gdp?
- Brazil ranks 37th and Canada ranks 35th 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.