Africa Eastern and Southern vs Qatar: Oil rents

Africa Eastern and Southern
2.3%
in 2021
Qatar
15.3%
in 2021
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
15th
Qatar rank
14th

Oil rents over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Qatar
020406080197019952021

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 15.3% against 2.3% in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 13.0%.

That makes Qatar's figure about 6.7 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Qatar has been ahead every year.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 15th and Qatar ranks 14th of 47 groups.

Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Qatar Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0% 58.7% 58.6% Qatar
1980s 0.7% 38.4% 37.6% Qatar
1990s 1.2% 31.7% 30.6% Qatar
2000s 4.7% 33.5% 28.8% Qatar
2010s 4.0% 20.0% 16.0% Qatar
2020s 1.8% 12.9% 11.1% Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil rents, Africa Eastern and Southern or Qatar?
Qatar, at 15.3% against 2.3% in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2021.
What is the difference in oil rents between Africa Eastern and Southern and Qatar?
13.0%, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Qatar?
51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2021.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Qatar rank globally for oil rents?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 15th and Qatar ranks 14th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB), published as Oil rents (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Oil rents (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 10,781 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed

Oil rents are the difference between the value of crude oil production at regional prices and total costs of production.