Egypt vs High income: Oil rents
Egypt
3.0%
in 2021
High income
1.3%
in 2021
Egypt rank
34th
High income rank
31st
Oil rents over time
- Egypt
- High income
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 3.0% against 1.3% in High income, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 2.4 times High income's.
Across all 52 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 34th and High income ranks 31st of 201 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | High income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.4% | 1.3% | 7.1% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 18.2% | 1.5% | 16.7% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 8.8% | 0.6% | 8.2% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 8.8% | 1.2% | 7.6% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 1.4% | 4.5% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 1.0% | 1.5% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil rents, Egypt or High income?
- Egypt, at 3.0% against 1.3% in High income as of 2021.
- What is the difference in oil rents between Egypt and High income?
- 1.7%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and High income?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Egypt and High income rank globally for oil rents?
- Egypt ranks 34th and High income ranks 31st 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.