Chad vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Oil rents

Chad
16.8%
in 2021
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
3.8%
in 2021
Chad rank
11th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
9th

Oil rents over time

  • Chad
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Chad currently reports 16.8% against 3.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 13.0%.

That makes Chad's figure about 4.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.

Chad ranks 11th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 9th of 201 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 3 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chad Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0% 3.2% 3.2% Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 0.0% 5.0% 5.0% Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 17.1% 7.2% 9.9% Chad
2010s 14.7% 5.5% 9.2% Chad
2020s 13.0% 3.0% 10.0% Chad

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil rents, Chad or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Chad, at 16.8% against 3.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2021.
What is the difference in oil rents between Chad and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
13.0%, with Chad ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
How do Chad and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for oil rents?
Chad ranks 11th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 9th 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.