Barbados vs Jamaica: Oil rents

Barbados
0.3%
in 2021
Jamaica
0.3%
in 2021
Barbados rank
63rd
Jamaica rank
65th

Oil rents over time

  • Barbados
  • Jamaica
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How they compare

Barbados currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 63rd and Jamaica ranks 65th of 201 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 4 and Jamaica in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Jamaica Difference Ahead
1970s 0.4% 0.0% 0.4% Barbados
1980s 0.5% 0.0% 0.5% Barbados
1990s 0.2% 0.0% 0.2% Barbados
2000s 0.3% 0.4% 0.1% Jamaica
2010s 0.2% 0.3% 0.0% Jamaica
2020s 0.2% 0.2% 0.0% Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil rents, Barbados or Jamaica?
Barbados, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Jamaica as of 2021.
What is the difference in oil rents between Barbados and Jamaica?
0.0%, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Jamaica?
48 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2021.
How do Barbados and Jamaica rank globally for oil rents?
Barbados ranks 63rd and Jamaica ranks 65th 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.