Ecuador vs Nigeria: Oil rents as a share of GDP
Ecuador
6.4%
in 2021
Nigeria
6.2%
in 2021
Ecuador rank
24th
Nigeria rank
25th
Oil rents as a share of GDP over time
- Ecuador
- Nigeria
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 6.4% against 6.2% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nigeria ahead.
Ecuador ranks 24th and Nigeria ranks 25th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.4% | 14.5% | 10.1% | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 7.6% | 9.3% | 1.7% | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 6.9% | 16.6% | 9.7% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 13.3% | 14.6% | 1.3% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 8.9% | 8.3% | 0.6% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 4.8% | 0.3% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil rents as a share of gdp, Ecuador or Nigeria?
- Ecuador, at 6.4% against 6.2% in Nigeria as of 2021.
- What is the difference in oil rents as a share of gdp between Ecuador and Nigeria?
- 0.2%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Nigeria?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Ecuador and Nigeria rank globally for oil rents as a share of gdp?
- Ecuador ranks 24th and Nigeria ranks 25th 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.