Equatorial Guinea vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Oil rents
Oil rents over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 14.9% against 2.2% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 12.7%.
That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 6.9 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 38 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 15th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 16th of 201 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 4.5% | 4.5% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 25.8% | 2.3% | 23.6% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 51.1% | 4.5% | 46.6% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 23.3% | 2.5% | 20.8% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 12.8% | 1.5% | 11.3% | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil rents, Equatorial Guinea or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 14.9% against 2.2% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2021.
- What is the difference in oil rents between Equatorial Guinea and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 12.7%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for oil rents?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 15th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 16th 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.