Angola vs Libya: Oil rents
Angola
28.3%
in 2021
Libya
56.4%
in 2021
Angola rank
4th
Libya rank
1st
Oil rents over time
- Angola
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 56.4% against 28.3% in Angola, a difference of 28.1%.
That makes Libya's figure about 2.0 times Angola's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Libya ahead.
Angola ranks 4th and Libya ranks 1st of 201 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 1 and Libya in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.5% | 25.1% | 7.3% | Angola |
| 2000s | 40.2% | 51.1% | 10.9% | Libya |
| 2010s | 27.7% | 33.2% | 5.5% | Libya |
| 2020s | 23.4% | 32.8% | 9.4% | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil rents, Angola or Libya?
- Libya, at 56.4% against 28.3% in Angola as of 2021.
- What is the difference in oil rents between Angola and Libya?
- 28.1%, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Libya?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
- How do Angola and Libya rank globally for oil rents?
- Angola ranks 4th and Libya ranks 1st 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.