Egypt vs Trinidad and Tobago: Oil rents as a share of GDP
Egypt
3.0%
in 2021
Trinidad and Tobago
2.7%
in 2021
Egypt rank
34th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
36th
Oil rents as a share of GDP over time
- Egypt
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 3.0% against 2.7% in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Trinidad and Tobago's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
Egypt ranks 34th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 36th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and Trinidad and Tobago in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.4% | 16.4% | 8.0% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1980s | 18.2% | 15.7% | 2.4% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 8.8% | 10.8% | 2.0% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2000s | 8.8% | 9.2% | 0.5% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 5.0% | 0.9% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.1% | 0.4% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil rents as a share of gdp, Egypt or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Egypt, at 3.0% against 2.7% in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2021.
- What is the difference in oil rents as a share of gdp between Egypt and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 0.3%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Egypt and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for oil rents as a share of gdp?
- Egypt ranks 34th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 36th 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.