Oman vs Saudi Arabia: Oil rents as a share of GDP
Oman
23.5%
in 2021
Saudi Arabia
23.7%
in 2021
Oman rank
7th
Saudi Arabia rank
6th
Oil rents as a share of GDP over time
- Oman
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 23.7% against 23.5% in Oman, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Oman ahead.
Oman ranks 7th and Saudi Arabia ranks 6th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Oman averaged higher in 3 and Saudi Arabia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Oman | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 54.2% | 49.3% | 4.8% | Oman |
| 1980s | 40.9% | 37.0% | 3.9% | Oman |
| 1990s | 32.6% | 30.3% | 2.4% | Oman |
| 2000s | 37.4% | 42.1% | 4.7% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 27.8% | 33.9% | 6.1% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 19.3% | 19.8% | 0.6% | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil rents as a share of gdp, Oman or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 23.7% against 23.5% in Oman as of 2021.
- What is the difference in oil rents as a share of gdp between Oman and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.2%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Oman and Saudi Arabia?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Oman and Saudi Arabia rank globally for oil rents as a share of gdp?
- Oman ranks 7th and Saudi Arabia ranks 6th 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.