Which has higher oil rents, Iran, Islamic Republic of or Sub-Saharan Africa?

Iran, Islamic Republic of, at 18.3% against 3.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2021.

What is the difference in oil rents between Iran, Islamic Republic of and Sub-Saharan Africa?

14.5%, with Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iran, Islamic Republic of and Sub-Saharan Africa?

49 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2021.

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.

Iran, Islamic Republic of vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Oil rents

Iran, Islamic Republic of

18.3%

in 2021

Sub-Saharan Africa

3.8%

in 2021

Iran, Islamic Republic of rank

10th

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

10th

Oil rents over time

Iran, Islamic Republic of
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Iran, Islamic Republic of currently reports 18.3% against 3.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 14.5%.

That makes Iran, Islamic Republic of's figure about 4.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 49 years both countries report, Iran, Islamic Republic of has been ahead every year.

Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 10th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 10th of 201 countries.

Iran, Islamic Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran, Islamic Republic of	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
1970s	29.5%	4.6%	24.9%	Iran, Islamic Republic of
1980s	17.0%	3.2%	13.9%	Iran, Islamic Republic of
1990s	20.3%	5.3%	15.0%	Iran, Islamic Republic of
2000s	25.7%	7.2%	18.5%	Iran, Islamic Republic of
2010s	18.9%	5.5%	13.4%	Iran, Islamic Republic of
2020s	15.8%	3.0%	12.8%	Iran, Islamic Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil rents, Iran, Islamic Republic of or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Iran, Islamic Republic of, at 18.3% against 3.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2021.
What is the difference in oil rents between Iran, Islamic Republic of and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 14.5%, with Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran, Islamic Republic of and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 49 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2021.
How do Iran, Islamic Republic of and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for oil rents?: Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 10th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 10th 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.