Which has higher oil rents, Equatorial Guinea or Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?

Equatorial Guinea, at 14.9% against 11.3% in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of as of 2021.

What is the difference in oil rents between Equatorial Guinea and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?

3.6%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?

31 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2014.

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.

Equatorial Guinea vs Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Oil rents

Equatorial Guinea

14.9%

in 2021

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

11.3%

in 2014

Equatorial Guinea rank

15th

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank

18th

Oil rents over time

Equatorial Guinea
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 14.9% against 11.3% in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, a difference of 3.6%.

That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.3 times Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 15th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 18th of 201 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Equatorial Guinea	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0.0%	17.3%	17.3%	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1990s	25.8%	16.6%	9.3%	Equatorial Guinea
2000s	51.1%	21.5%	29.6%	Equatorial Guinea
2010s	30.8%	16.2%	14.6%	Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil rents, Equatorial Guinea or Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: Equatorial Guinea, at 14.9% against 11.3% in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of as of 2021.
What is the difference in oil rents between Equatorial Guinea and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: 3.6%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2014.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank globally for oil rents?: Equatorial Guinea ranks 15th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 18th 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: 03 September 2026

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