Low income vs Trinidad and Tobago: Oil rents

Low income
1.1%
in 2021
Trinidad and Tobago
2.7%
in 2021
Low income rank
33rd
Trinidad and Tobago rank
36th

Oil rents over time

  • Low income
  • Trinidad and Tobago
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How they compare

Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 2.7% against 1.1% in Low income, a difference of 1.6%.

That makes Trinidad and Tobago's figure about 2.5 times Low income's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.

Low income ranks 33rd and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 36th of 47 groups.

Trinidad and Tobago has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Low income Trinidad and Tobago Difference Ahead
1980s 1.9% 15.7% 13.8% Trinidad and Tobago
1990s 5.1% 10.8% 5.7% Trinidad and Tobago
2000s 7.2% 9.2% 2.0% Trinidad and Tobago
2010s 3.4% 5.0% 1.5% Trinidad and Tobago
2020s 0.9% 2.1% 1.2% Trinidad and Tobago

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil rents, Low income or Trinidad and Tobago?
Trinidad and Tobago, at 2.7% against 1.1% in Low income as of 2021.
What is the difference in oil rents between Low income and Trinidad and Tobago?
1.6%, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and Trinidad and Tobago?
42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
How do Low income and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for oil rents?
Low income ranks 33rd and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 36th of 47 groups.
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

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.