Which has higher oil rents, Argentina or Bolivia, Plurinational State of?

Argentina, at 1.5% against 1.3% in Bolivia, Plurinational State of as of 2021.

How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Bolivia, Plurinational State of?

52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.

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.

Argentina vs Bolivia, Plurinational State of: Oil rents

Argentina

1.5%

in 2021

Bolivia, Plurinational State of

1.3%

in 2021

Argentina rank

43rd

Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank

45th

Oil rents over time

Argentina
Bolivia, Plurinational State of

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 1.5% against 1.3% in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.2 times Bolivia, Plurinational State of's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Bolivia, Plurinational State of ahead.

Argentina ranks 43rd and Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 45th of 201 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 2 and Bolivia, Plurinational State of in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Argentina	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1.7%	2.0%	0.4%	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1980s	2.9%	2.4%	0.5%	Argentina
1990s	1.1%	1.7%	0.5%	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
2000s	3.4%	4.4%	1.0%	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
2010s	1.6%	2.2%	0.5%	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
2020s	1.1%	0.9%	0.2%	Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil rents, Argentina or Bolivia, Plurinational State of?: Argentina, at 1.5% against 1.3% in Bolivia, Plurinational State of as of 2021.
What is the difference in oil rents between Argentina and Bolivia, Plurinational State of?: 0.2%, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Bolivia, Plurinational State of?: 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Argentina and Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank globally for oil rents?: Argentina ranks 43rd and Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 45th 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: 03 September 2026

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