Ghana vs Yemen: Oil rents
Ghana
4.1%
in 2021
Yemen
4.8%
in 2018
Ghana rank
30th
Yemen rank
29th
Oil rents over time
- Ghana
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 4.8% against 4.1% in Ghana, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.2 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Yemen ahead.
Ghana ranks 30th and Yemen ranks 29th of 201 countries.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 27.3% | 27.1% | Yemen |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 34.0% | 33.4% | Yemen |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 10.2% | 7.3% | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil rents, Ghana or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 4.8% against 4.1% in Ghana as of 2018.
- What is the difference in oil rents between Ghana and Yemen?
- 0.7%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Yemen?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2018.
- How do Ghana and Yemen rank globally for oil rents?
- Ghana ranks 30th and Yemen ranks 29th 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.