Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Oil rents as a share of GDP
Costa Rica
0.0%
in 2021
Uruguay
0.0%
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
110th
Uruguay rank
108th
Oil rents as a share of GDP over time
- Costa Rica
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Uruguay ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 110th and Uruguay ranks 108th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil rents as a share of gdp, Costa Rica or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Costa Rica as of 2021.
- What is the difference in oil rents as a share of gdp between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 0.0%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2021.
- How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for oil rents as a share of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 110th and Uruguay ranks 108th 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.