Egypt vs Low income: Oil rents

Egypt
3.0%
in 2021
Low income
1.1%
in 2021
Egypt rank
34th
Low income rank
33rd

Oil rents over time

  • Egypt
  • Low income
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How they compare

Egypt currently reports 3.0% against 1.1% in Low income, a difference of 1.9%.

That makes Egypt's figure about 2.8 times Low income's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 34th and Low income ranks 33rd of 201 countries.

Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Low income Difference Ahead
1980s 18.2% 1.9% 16.3% Egypt
1990s 8.8% 5.1% 3.7% Egypt
2000s 8.8% 7.2% 1.6% Egypt
2010s 5.9% 3.4% 2.5% Egypt
2020s 2.4% 0.9% 1.5% Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil rents, Egypt or Low income?
Egypt, at 3.0% against 1.1% in Low income as of 2021.
What is the difference in oil rents between Egypt and Low income?
1.9%, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Low income?
42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
How do Egypt and Low income rank globally for oil rents?
Egypt ranks 34th and Low income ranks 33rd 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.