Nigeria vs Turkmenistan: Oil rents as a share of GDP
Nigeria
6.2%
in 2021
Turkmenistan
5.8%
in 2019
Nigeria rank
25th
Turkmenistan rank
27th
Oil rents as a share of GDP over time
- Nigeria
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 6.2% against 5.8% in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Turkmenistan's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Nigeria ranks 25th and Turkmenistan ranks 27th of 199 countries.
Turkmenistan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.2% | 27.3% | 15.1% | Turkmenistan |
| 1990s | 16.6% | 19.3% | 2.7% | Turkmenistan |
| 2000s | 14.6% | 20.4% | 5.9% | Turkmenistan |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 8.5% | 0.2% | Turkmenistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil rents as a share of gdp, Nigeria or Turkmenistan?
- Nigeria, at 6.2% against 5.8% in Turkmenistan as of 2021.
- What is the difference in oil rents as a share of gdp between Nigeria and Turkmenistan?
- 0.4%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Turkmenistan?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2019.
- How do Nigeria and Turkmenistan rank globally for oil rents as a share of gdp?
- Nigeria ranks 25th and Turkmenistan ranks 27th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) β 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.