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