Gabon vs Qatar: Oil rents
Gabon
15.6%
in 2021
Qatar
15.3%
in 2021
Gabon rank
13th
Qatar rank
14th
Oil rents over time
- Gabon
- Qatar
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 15.6% against 15.3% in Qatar, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Qatar ahead.
Gabon ranks 13th and Qatar ranks 14th of 201 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 1 and Qatar in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.0% | 56.4% | 35.3% | Qatar |
| 1980s | 17.8% | 38.4% | 20.6% | Qatar |
| 1990s | 25.2% | 31.7% | 6.5% | Qatar |
| 2000s | 31.1% | 33.5% | 2.4% | Qatar |
| 2010s | 23.0% | 20.0% | 3.0% | Gabon |
| 2020s | 12.8% | 12.9% | 0.2% | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil rents, Gabon or Qatar?
- Gabon, at 15.6% against 15.3% in Qatar as of 2021.
- What is the difference in oil rents between Gabon and Qatar?
- 0.3%, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Qatar?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Gabon and Qatar rank globally for oil rents?
- Gabon ranks 13th 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.