Nigeria vs Suriname: Oil rents as a share of GDP
Nigeria
6.2%
in 2021
Suriname
7.9%
in 2021
Nigeria rank
25th
Suriname rank
23rd
Oil rents as a share of GDP over time
- Nigeria
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 7.9% against 6.2% in Nigeria, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.3 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 25th and Suriname ranks 23rd of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 4 and Suriname in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.3% | 0.7% | 8.6% | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 16.6% | 4.4% | 12.2% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 14.6% | 7.7% | 6.8% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 5.7% | 2.6% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 5.5% | 0.7% | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil rents as a share of gdp, Nigeria or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 7.9% against 6.2% in Nigeria as of 2021.
- What is the difference in oil rents as a share of gdp between Nigeria and Suriname?
- 1.7%, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Suriname?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Nigeria and Suriname rank globally for oil rents as a share of gdp?
- Nigeria ranks 25th and Suriname ranks 23rd 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.