Canada vs Colombia: Oil rents as a share of GDP
Canada
2.8%
in 2021
Colombia
3.4%
in 2021
Canada rank
35th
Colombia rank
32nd
Oil rents as a share of GDP over time
- Canada
- Colombia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 3.4% against 2.8% in Canada, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Colombia ahead.
Canada ranks 35th and Colombia ranks 32nd of 199 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.7% | 2.0% | 0.2% | Colombia |
| 1980s | 2.2% | 3.0% | 0.8% | Colombia |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 3.0% | 2.1% | Colombia |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 4.2% | 2.7% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 4.2% | 3.2% | Colombia |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 2.5% | 0.6% | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil rents as a share of gdp, Canada or Colombia?
- Colombia, at 3.4% against 2.8% in Canada as of 2021.
- What is the difference in oil rents as a share of gdp between Canada and Colombia?
- 0.6%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Colombia?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Canada and Colombia rank globally for oil rents as a share of gdp?
- Canada ranks 35th and Colombia ranks 32nd 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.