Which has higher oil rents as a share of gdp, Equatorial Guinea or Gabon?

Gabon, at 15.6% against 14.9% in Equatorial Guinea as of 2021.

How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Gabon?

38 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.

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.

Equatorial Guinea vs Gabon: Oil rents as a share of GDP

Equatorial Guinea

14.9%

in 2021

Gabon

15.6%

in 2021

Equatorial Guinea rank

15th

Gabon rank

13th

Oil rents as a share of GDP over time

Equatorial Guinea
Gabon

How they compare

Gabon currently reports 15.6% against 14.9% in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Gabon ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 15th and Gabon ranks 13th of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Gabon in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Equatorial Guinea	Gabon	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0.0%	17.8%	17.8%	Gabon
1990s	25.8%	25.2%	0.6%	Equatorial Guinea
2000s	51.1%	34.7%	16.4%	Equatorial Guinea
2010s	23.3%	23.0%	0.3%	Equatorial Guinea
2020s	12.8%	12.8%	0.1%	Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil rents as a share of gdp, Equatorial Guinea or Gabon?: Gabon, at 15.6% against 14.9% in Equatorial Guinea as of 2021.
What is the difference in oil rents as a share of gdp between Equatorial Guinea and Gabon?: 0.7%, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Gabon?: 38 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Gabon rank globally for oil rents as a share of gdp?: Equatorial Guinea ranks 15th and Gabon ranks 13th 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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Indicator: Oil rents as a share of GDP
Unit: % of GDP
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 8,404 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Economic profits generated from oil extraction, measured as the difference between production value and costs, expressed as a percentage of gross domestic product.