Papua New Guinea vs Tunisia: Oil rents as a share of GDP
Papua New Guinea
1.9%
in 2021
Tunisia
1.5%
in 2021
Papua New Guinea rank
40th
Tunisia rank
42nd
Oil rents as a share of GDP over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Tunisia
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 1.9% against 1.5% in Tunisia, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Tunisia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Tunisia ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 40th and Tunisia ranks 42nd of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Tunisia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 9.7% | 9.7% | Tunisia |
| 1990s | 7.1% | 2.7% | 4.3% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 9.6% | 3.5% | 6.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 3.0% | 0.1% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 0.1% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil rents as a share of gdp, Papua New Guinea or Tunisia?
- Papua New Guinea, at 1.9% against 1.5% in Tunisia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in oil rents as a share of gdp between Papua New Guinea and Tunisia?
- 0.4%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Tunisia?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Tunisia rank globally for oil rents as a share of gdp?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 40th 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) 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.