Chad vs Guyana: Oil rents as a share of GDP
Chad
16.8%
in 2021
Guyana
22.1%
in 2021
Chad rank
11th
Guyana rank
8th
Oil rents as a share of GDP over time
- Chad
- Guyana
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 22.1% against 16.8% in Chad, a difference of 5.3%.
That makes Guyana's figure about 1.3 times Chad's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Guyana ahead.
Chad ranks 11th and Guyana ranks 8th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 2 and Guyana in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2000s | 17.1% | 0.0% | 17.1% | Chad |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 0.0% | 14.7% | Chad |
| 2020s | 13.0% | 14.7% | 1.7% | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil rents as a share of gdp, Chad or Guyana?
- Guyana, at 22.1% against 16.8% in Chad as of 2021.
- What is the difference in oil rents as a share of gdp between Chad and Guyana?
- 5.3%, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Guyana?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Chad and Guyana rank globally for oil rents as a share of gdp?
- Chad ranks 11th and Guyana ranks 8th 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.