Ecuador vs Norway: Oil rents as a share of GDP
Ecuador
6.4%
in 2021
Norway
6.1%
in 2021
Ecuador rank
24th
Norway rank
26th
Oil rents as a share of GDP over time
- Ecuador
- Norway
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 6.4% against 6.1% in Norway, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 24th and Norway ranks 26th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 5 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.9% | 1.2% | 3.6% | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 7.6% | 4.4% | 3.2% | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 6.9% | 5.2% | 1.7% | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 13.3% | 8.6% | 4.7% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 8.9% | 5.0% | 3.9% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 4.6% | 0.2% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil rents as a share of gdp, Ecuador or Norway?
- Ecuador, at 6.4% against 6.1% in Norway as of 2021.
- What is the difference in oil rents as a share of gdp between Ecuador and Norway?
- 0.3%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Norway?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2021.
- How do Ecuador and Norway rank globally for oil rents as a share of gdp?
- Ecuador ranks 24th and Norway ranks 26th 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.