Niger vs Thailand: Oil rents as a share of GDP
Niger
0.6%
in 2021
Thailand
0.5%
in 2021
Niger rank
54th
Thailand rank
56th
Oil rents as a share of GDP over time
- Niger
- Thailand
How they compare
Niger currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Thailand, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.3 times Thailand's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Thailand ahead.
Niger ranks 54th and Thailand ranks 56th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Thailand |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Thailand |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Thailand |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | Thailand |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.0% | 0.6% | Niger |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil rents as a share of gdp, Niger or Thailand?
- Niger, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Thailand as of 2021.
- What is the difference in oil rents as a share of gdp between Niger and Thailand?
- 0.1%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Thailand?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2021.
- How do Niger and Thailand rank globally for oil rents as a share of gdp?
- Niger ranks 54th and Thailand ranks 56th 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.