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
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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About this data
Oil rents are the difference between the value of crude oil production at regional prices and total costs of production.