Colombia vs Egypt: Oil rents as a share of GDP
Colombia
3.4%
in 2021
Egypt
3.0%
in 2021
Colombia rank
32nd
Egypt rank
34th
Oil rents as a share of GDP over time
- Colombia
- Egypt
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 3.4% against 3.0% in Egypt, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Egypt ahead.
Colombia ranks 32nd and Egypt ranks 34th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and Egypt in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.0% | 8.4% | 6.5% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 3.0% | 18.2% | 15.2% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 3.0% | 8.8% | 5.8% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 4.2% | 8.8% | 4.5% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 5.9% | 1.7% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.4% | 0.1% | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil rents as a share of gdp, Colombia or Egypt?
- Colombia, at 3.4% against 3.0% in Egypt as of 2021.
- What is the difference in oil rents as a share of gdp between Colombia and Egypt?
- 0.4%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Egypt?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Colombia and Egypt rank globally for oil rents as a share of gdp?
- Colombia ranks 32nd and Egypt ranks 34th 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.