Kenya vs Malawi: Oil rents as a share of GDP
Kenya
0.0%
in 2021
Malawi
0.0%
in 2021
Kenya rank
122nd
Malawi rank
122nd
Oil rents as a share of GDP over time
- Kenya
- Malawi
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Malawi, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Malawi ahead.
Kenya ranks 122nd and Malawi ranks 122nd of 199 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil rents as a share of gdp, Kenya or Malawi?
- Kenya, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Malawi as of 2021.
- What is the difference in oil rents as a share of gdp between Kenya and Malawi?
- 0.0%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Malawi?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Kenya and Malawi rank globally for oil rents as a share of gdp?
- Kenya ranks 122nd and Malawi ranks 122nd 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.