Mexico vs Tunisia: Oil rents as a share of GDP
Mexico
2.1%
in 2021
Tunisia
1.5%
in 2021
Mexico rank
39th
Tunisia rank
42nd
Oil rents as a share of GDP over time
- Mexico
- Tunisia
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 2.1% against 1.5% in Tunisia, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.3 times Tunisia's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Tunisia ahead.
Mexico ranks 39th and Tunisia ranks 42nd of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 3 and Tunisia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.5% | 6.4% | 3.9% | Tunisia |
| 1980s | 7.8% | 9.7% | 1.9% | Tunisia |
| 1990s | 3.1% | 3.1% | 0.1% | Tunisia |
| 2000s | 4.1% | 3.5% | 0.5% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 3.0% | 0.2% | Mexico |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.2% | 0.2% | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil rents as a share of gdp, Mexico or Tunisia?
- Mexico, at 2.1% against 1.5% in Tunisia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in oil rents as a share of gdp between Mexico and Tunisia?
- 0.6%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Tunisia?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Mexico and Tunisia rank globally for oil rents as a share of gdp?
- Mexico ranks 39th and Tunisia ranks 42nd 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.