Angola vs Congo: Oil rents
Angola
28.3%
in 2021
Congo
34.4%
in 2021
Angola rank
4th
Congo rank
3rd
Oil rents over time
- Angola
- Congo
How they compare
Congo currently reports 34.4% against 28.3% in Angola, a difference of 6.1%.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.2 times Angola's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Congo ahead.
Angola ranks 4th and Congo ranks 3rd of 201 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 1 and Congo in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.1% | 19.6% | 6.5% | Congo |
| 1990s | 32.5% | 30.3% | 2.1% | Angola |
| 2000s | 40.2% | 42.9% | 2.8% | Congo |
| 2010s | 27.7% | 30.6% | 3.0% | Congo |
| 2020s | 23.4% | 28.4% | 5.0% | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil rents, Angola or Congo?
- Congo, at 34.4% against 28.3% in Angola as of 2021.
- What is the difference in oil rents between Angola and Congo?
- 6.1%, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Congo?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Angola and Congo rank globally for oil rents?
- Angola ranks 4th and Congo ranks 3rd of 201 countries.
- 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
Oil rents are the difference between the value of crude oil production at regional prices and total costs of production.