Guyana vs Kuwait: Oil rents as a share of GDP
Guyana
22.1%
in 2021
Kuwait
27.6%
in 2020
Guyana rank
8th
Kuwait rank
5th
Oil rents as a share of GDP over time
- Guyana
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 27.6% against 22.1% in Guyana, a difference of 5.5%.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.2 times Guyana's.
Across all 41 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.
Guyana ranks 8th and Kuwait ranks 5th of 199 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 37.6% | 37.6% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 33.3% | 33.3% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 46.0% | 46.0% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 46.0% | 46.0% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 27.6% | 20.2% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil rents as a share of gdp, Guyana or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 27.6% against 22.1% in Guyana as of 2020.
- What is the difference in oil rents as a share of gdp between Guyana and Kuwait?
- 5.5%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Kuwait?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.
- How do Guyana and Kuwait rank globally for oil rents as a share of gdp?
- Guyana ranks 8th and Kuwait ranks 5th 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.