Congo vs Iraq: Oil rents as a share of GDP
Congo
34.4%
in 2021
Iraq
42.8%
in 2021
Congo rank
3rd
Iraq rank
2nd
Oil rents as a share of GDP over time
- Congo
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 42.8% against 34.4% in Congo, a difference of 8.4%.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.2 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Iraq ahead.
Congo ranks 3rd and Iraq ranks 2nd of 199 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.8% | 39.6% | 29.8% | Iraq |
| 1980s | 19.6% | 24.9% | 5.3% | Iraq |
| 1990s | 33.1% | 33.9% | 0.7% | Iraq |
| 2000s | 42.9% | 53.8% | 10.9% | Iraq |
| 2010s | 30.6% | 43.1% | 12.4% | Iraq |
| 2020s | 28.4% | 34.9% | 6.5% | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil rents as a share of gdp, Congo or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 42.8% against 34.4% in Congo as of 2021.
- What is the difference in oil rents as a share of gdp between Congo and Iraq?
- 8.4%, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Iraq?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Congo and Iraq rank globally for oil rents as a share of gdp?
- Congo ranks 3rd and Iraq ranks 2nd 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.