Egypt vs Syrian Arab Republic: Oil rents as a share of GDP
Egypt
3.0%
in 2021
Syrian Arab Republic
4.0%
in 2020
Egypt rank
34th
Syrian Arab Republic rank
31st
Oil rents as a share of GDP over time
- Egypt
- Syrian Arab Republic
How they compare
Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 4.0% against 3.0% in Egypt, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Syrian Arab Republic's figure about 1.3 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
Egypt ranks 34th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 31st of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 5 and Syrian Arab Republic in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Syrian Arab Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.4% | 8.1% | 0.3% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 18.2% | 8.2% | 10.0% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 8.8% | 6.8% | 2.0% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 8.8% | 5.0% | 3.8% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 5.8% | 0.1% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 4.0% | 2.2% | Syrian Arab Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil rents as a share of gdp, Egypt or Syrian Arab Republic?
- Syrian Arab Republic, at 4.0% against 3.0% in Egypt as of 2020.
- What is the difference in oil rents as a share of gdp between Egypt and Syrian Arab Republic?
- 1.0%, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Syrian Arab Republic?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
- How do Egypt and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for oil rents as a share of gdp?
- Egypt ranks 34th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 31st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) β 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.