Cameroon vs East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Oil rents
Cameroon
2.4%
in 2021
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
0.4%
in 2021
Cameroon rank
38th
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
39th
Oil rents over time
- Cameroon
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 2.4% against 0.4% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 2.0%.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 6.4 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1971 it was East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.
Cameroon ranks 38th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 39th of 201 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 4 and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6% | 4.3% | 3.6% | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 5.8% | 6.0% | 0.3% | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 4.3% | 2.3% | 1.9% | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 4.5% | 2.1% | 2.5% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 0.9% | 2.4% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 0.3% | 1.6% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil rents, Cameroon or East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Cameroon, at 2.4% against 0.4% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2021.
- What is the difference in oil rents between Cameroon and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- 2.0%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2021.
- How do Cameroon and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank globally for oil rents?
- Cameroon ranks 38th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 39th 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.