Kuwait vs Oman: Oil rents as a share of GDP
Kuwait
27.6%
in 2020
Oman
23.5%
in 2021
Kuwait rank
5th
Oman rank
7th
Oil rents as a share of GDP over time
- Kuwait
- Oman
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 27.6% against 23.5% in Oman, a difference of 4.1%.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.2 times Oman's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Oman ahead.
Kuwait ranks 5th and Oman ranks 7th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 5 and Oman in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Oman | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 52.9% | 51.4% | 1.5% | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 37.6% | 40.9% | 3.3% | Oman |
| 1990s | 33.3% | 32.6% | 0.7% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 46.0% | 37.4% | 8.6% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 46.0% | 27.8% | 18.2% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 27.6% | 15.0% | 12.6% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil rents as a share of gdp, Kuwait or Oman?
- Kuwait, at 27.6% against 23.5% in Oman as of 2020.
- What is the difference in oil rents as a share of gdp between Kuwait and Oman?
- 4.1%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Oman?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
- How do Kuwait and Oman rank globally for oil rents as a share of gdp?
- Kuwait ranks 5th and Oman ranks 7th 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.