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
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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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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.