Which has higher oil rents as a share of gdp, Qatar or United Arab Emirates?

United Arab Emirates, at 15.7% against 15.3% in Qatar as of 2021.

What is the difference in oil rents as a share of gdp between Qatar and United Arab Emirates?

0.4%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and United Arab Emirates?

47 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2021.

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.

Qatar vs United Arab Emirates: Oil rents as a share of GDP

Qatar

15.3%

in 2021

United Arab Emirates

15.7%

in 2021

Qatar rank

14th

United Arab Emirates rank

12th

Oil rents as a share of GDP over time

Qatar
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 15.7% against 15.3% in Qatar, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Qatar ahead.

Qatar ranks 14th and United Arab Emirates ranks 12th of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 5 and United Arab Emirates in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Qatar	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1970s	60.5%	38.5%	22.0%	Qatar
1980s	38.4%	26.0%	12.4%	Qatar
1990s	31.7%	19.7%	12.1%	Qatar
2000s	33.5%	20.9%	12.6%	Qatar
2010s	20.0%	19.8%	0.2%	Qatar
2020s	12.9%	13.1%	0.1%	United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil rents as a share of gdp, Qatar or United Arab Emirates?: United Arab Emirates, at 15.7% against 15.3% in Qatar as of 2021.
What is the difference in oil rents as a share of gdp between Qatar and United Arab Emirates?: 0.4%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and United Arab Emirates?: 47 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2021.
How do Qatar and United Arab Emirates rank globally for oil rents as a share of gdp?: Qatar ranks 14th and United Arab Emirates ranks 12th 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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Indicator: Oil rents as a share of GDP
Unit: % of GDP
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 8,404 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Economic profits generated from oil extraction, measured as the difference between production value and costs, expressed as a percentage of gross domestic product.