Ghana vs Timor-Leste: Oil rents

Ghana
4.1%
in 2021
Timor-Leste
5.3%
in 2021
Ghana rank
30th
Timor-Leste rank
28th

Oil rents over time

  • Ghana
  • Timor-Leste
0510152025197119962021

How they compare

Timor-Leste currently reports 5.3% against 4.1% in Ghana, a difference of 1.2%.

That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 1.3 times Ghana's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 30th and Timor-Leste ranks 28th of 201 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Timor-Leste in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Timor-Leste Difference Ahead
2000s 0.5% 0.0% 0.5% Ghana
2010s 2.6% 15.4% 12.8% Timor-Leste
2020s 3.2% 4.0% 0.9% Timor-Leste

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil rents, Ghana or Timor-Leste?
Timor-Leste, at 5.3% against 4.1% in Ghana as of 2021.
What is the difference in oil rents between Ghana and Timor-Leste?
1.2%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Timor-Leste?
8 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2021.
How do Ghana and Timor-Leste rank globally for oil rents?
Ghana ranks 30th and Timor-Leste ranks 28th 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.