Ghana vs Timor-Leste: Oil rents as a share of GDP
Ghana
4.1%
in 2021
Timor-Leste
5.3%
in 2021
Ghana rank
30th
Timor-Leste rank
28th
Oil rents as a share of GDP over time
- Ghana
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Timor-Leste currently reports 5.3% against 4.1% in Ghana, a difference of 1.2%.
That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 1.3 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 30th and Timor-Leste ranks 28th of 199 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Timor-Leste in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.5% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 15.4% | 12.8% | Timor-Leste |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 4.0% | 0.9% | Timor-Leste |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil rents as a share of gdp, Ghana or Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste, at 5.3% against 4.1% in Ghana as of 2021.
- What is the difference in oil rents as a share of gdp between Ghana and Timor-Leste?
- 1.2%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Timor-Leste?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2021.
- How do Ghana and Timor-Leste rank globally for oil rents as a share of gdp?
- Ghana ranks 30th and Timor-Leste ranks 28th 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.