Egypt vs North America: Oil rents
Egypt
3.0%
in 2021
North America
0.8%
in 2021
Egypt rank
34th
North America rank
35th
Oil rents over time
- Egypt
- North America
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 3.0% against 0.8% in North America, a difference of 2.2%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 3.8 times North America's.
Across all 52 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 34th and North America ranks 35th of 201 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.4% | 1.2% | 7.2% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 18.2% | 1.3% | 16.8% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 8.8% | 0.4% | 8.4% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 8.8% | 0.4% | 8.4% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 0.3% | 5.6% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 0.5% | 1.9% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil rents, Egypt or North America?
- Egypt, at 3.0% against 0.8% in North America as of 2021.
- What is the difference in oil rents between Egypt and North America?
- 2.2%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and North America?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Egypt and North America rank globally for oil rents?
- Egypt ranks 34th and North America ranks 35th 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.