China vs India: Oil rents as a share of GDP
China
0.3%
in 2021
India
0.3%
in 2021
China rank
64th
India rank
62nd
Oil rents as a share of GDP over time
- China
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in China, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was India ahead.
China ranks 64th and India ranks 62nd of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, China averaged higher in 5 and India in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.2% | 0.5% | 2.7% | China |
| 1980s | 6.1% | 1.4% | 4.8% | China |
| 1990s | 2.3% | 0.9% | 1.4% | China |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.1% | 0.6% | China |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.0% | China |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil rents as a share of gdp, China or India?
- India, at 0.3% against 0.3% in China as of 2021.
- What is the difference in oil rents as a share of gdp between China and India?
- 0.0%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do China and India rank globally for oil rents as a share of gdp?
- China ranks 64th and India ranks 62nd 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.