Cameroon vs Papua New Guinea: Oil rents as a share of GDP
Cameroon
2.4%
in 2021
Papua New Guinea
1.9%
in 2021
Cameroon rank
38th
Papua New Guinea rank
40th
Oil rents as a share of GDP over time
- Cameroon
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 2.4% against 1.9% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.3 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 38th and Papua New Guinea ranks 40th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.8% | 0.0% | 5.8% | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 3.8% | 7.1% | 3.3% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 4.5% | 9.6% | 5.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 3.1% | 0.2% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.3% | 0.5% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil rents as a share of gdp, Cameroon or Papua New Guinea?
- Cameroon, at 2.4% against 1.9% in Papua New Guinea as of 2021.
- What is the difference in oil rents as a share of gdp between Cameroon and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.5%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Papua New Guinea?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Cameroon and Papua New Guinea rank globally for oil rents as a share of gdp?
- Cameroon ranks 38th and Papua New Guinea ranks 40th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) β 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.