Brazil vs North America: Oil rents
Brazil
2.6%
in 2021
North America
0.8%
in 2021
Brazil rank
37th
North America rank
35th
Oil rents over time
- Brazil
- North America
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 2.6% against 0.8% in North America, a difference of 1.8%.
That makes Brazil's figure about 3.3 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was North America ahead.
Brazil ranks 37th and North America ranks 35th of 201 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 4 and North America in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3% | 1.2% | 0.9% | North America |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 1.3% | 0.4% | North America |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 0.4% | 1.5% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 0.3% | 1.3% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 0.5% | 1.3% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil rents, Brazil or North America?
- Brazil, at 2.6% against 0.8% in North America as of 2021.
- What is the difference in oil rents between Brazil and North America?
- 1.8%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and North America?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Brazil and North America rank globally for oil rents?
- Brazil ranks 37th and North America ranks 35th 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.