Chad vs Gabon: Oil rents as a share of GDP
Chad
16.8%
in 2021
Gabon
15.6%
in 2021
Chad rank
11th
Gabon rank
13th
Oil rents as a share of GDP over time
- Chad
- Gabon
How they compare
Chad currently reports 16.8% against 15.6% in Gabon, a difference of 1.2%.
That makes Chad's figure about 1.1 times Gabon's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Gabon ahead.
Chad ranks 11th and Gabon ranks 13th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 1 and Gabon in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 17.8% | 17.8% | Gabon |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 25.2% | 25.2% | Gabon |
| 2000s | 17.1% | 31.1% | 13.9% | Gabon |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 23.0% | 8.3% | Gabon |
| 2020s | 13.0% | 12.8% | 0.2% | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil rents as a share of gdp, Chad or Gabon?
- Chad, at 16.8% against 15.6% in Gabon as of 2021.
- What is the difference in oil rents as a share of gdp between Chad and Gabon?
- 1.2%, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Gabon?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Chad and Gabon rank globally for oil rents as a share of gdp?
- Chad ranks 11th and Gabon ranks 13th 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.