Sudan vs Trinidad and Tobago: Oil rents as a share of GDP
Sudan
3.3%
in 2021
Trinidad and Tobago
2.7%
in 2021
Sudan rank
33rd
Trinidad and Tobago rank
36th
Oil rents as a share of GDP over time
- Sudan
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 3.3% against 2.7% in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.2 times Trinidad and Tobago's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
Sudan ranks 33rd and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 36th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Sudan averaged higher in 2 and Trinidad and Tobago in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sudan | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 18.0% | 18.0% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 15.7% | 15.7% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 10.8% | 10.5% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2000s | 10.8% | 9.2% | 1.6% | Sudan |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 5.0% | 0.4% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.1% | 0.5% | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil rents as a share of gdp, Sudan or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Sudan, at 3.3% against 2.7% in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2021.
- What is the difference in oil rents as a share of gdp between Sudan and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 0.6%, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sudan and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2021.
- How do Sudan and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for oil rents as a share of gdp?
- Sudan ranks 33rd and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 36th 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.