Brazil vs Egypt: Oil rents as a share of GDP
Brazil
2.6%
in 2021
Egypt
3.0%
in 2021
Brazil rank
37th
Egypt rank
34th
Oil rents as a share of GDP over time
- Brazil
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 3.0% against 2.6% in Brazil, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
Across all 52 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 37th and Egypt ranks 34th of 199 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3% | 8.4% | 8.2% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 18.2% | 17.3% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 8.8% | 8.2% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 8.8% | 6.9% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 5.9% | 4.3% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 2.4% | 0.6% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil rents as a share of gdp, Brazil or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 3.0% against 2.6% in Brazil as of 2021.
- What is the difference in oil rents as a share of gdp between Brazil and Egypt?
- 0.4%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Egypt?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Brazil and Egypt rank globally for oil rents as a share of gdp?
- Brazil ranks 37th and Egypt ranks 34th 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.