Equatorial Guinea vs Qatar: Oil rents
Equatorial Guinea
14.9%
in 2021
Qatar
15.3%
in 2021
Equatorial Guinea rank
15th
Qatar rank
14th
Oil rents over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 15.3% against 14.9% in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Qatar ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 15th and Qatar ranks 14th of 201 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Qatar in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 38.4% | 38.4% | Qatar |
| 1990s | 25.8% | 31.7% | 5.9% | Qatar |
| 2000s | 51.1% | 33.3% | 17.9% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 23.3% | 20.0% | 3.3% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 12.8% | 12.9% | 0.1% | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil rents, Equatorial Guinea or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 15.3% against 14.9% in Equatorial Guinea as of 2021.
- What is the difference in oil rents between Equatorial Guinea and Qatar?
- 0.4%, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Qatar?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Qatar rank globally for oil rents?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 15th and Qatar ranks 14th 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.