Mauritania vs Spain: Oil rents as a share of GDP
Mauritania
0.0%
in 2021
Spain
0.0%
in 2021
Mauritania rank
122nd
Spain rank
119th
Oil rents as a share of GDP over time
- Mauritania
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Spain ahead.
Mauritania ranks 122nd and Spain ranks 119th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Spain |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 0.0% | 2.5% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.0% | 1.2% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil rents as a share of gdp, Mauritania or Spain?
- Spain, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Mauritania as of 2021.
- What is the difference in oil rents as a share of gdp between Mauritania and Spain?
- 0.0%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Spain?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Mauritania and Spain rank globally for oil rents as a share of gdp?
- Mauritania ranks 122nd and Spain ranks 119th 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.