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
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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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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.