Canada vs Sudan: Oil rents as a share of GDP
Canada
2.8%
in 2021
Sudan
3.3%
in 2021
Canada rank
35th
Sudan rank
33rd
Oil rents as a share of GDP over time
- Canada
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 3.3% against 2.8% in Canada, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 35th and Sudan ranks 33rd of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and Sudan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.9% | 0.0% | 1.9% | Canada |
| 1980s | 2.2% | 0.0% | 2.2% | Canada |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.3% | 0.7% | Canada |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 10.8% | 9.3% | Sudan |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 4.6% | 3.5% | Sudan |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 2.6% | 0.7% | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil rents as a share of gdp, Canada or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 3.3% against 2.8% in Canada as of 2021.
- What is the difference in oil rents as a share of gdp between Canada and Sudan?
- 0.5%, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Sudan?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2021.
- How do Canada and Sudan rank globally for oil rents as a share of gdp?
- Canada ranks 35th and Sudan ranks 33rd 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.