Small states vs Suriname: Oil rents
Small states
1.9%
in 2021
Suriname
7.9%
in 2021
Small states rank
20th
Suriname rank
23rd
Oil rents over time
- Small states
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 7.9% against 1.9% in Small states, a difference of 6.0%.
That makes Suriname's figure about 4.1 times Small states's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Small states ahead.
Small states ranks 20th and Suriname ranks 23rd of 47 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, Small states averaged higher in 1 and Suriname in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Small states | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.1% | 0.7% | 9.4% | Small states |
| 1990s | 3.4% | 4.4% | 1.0% | Suriname |
| 2000s | 3.2% | 7.7% | 4.5% | Suriname |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 5.7% | 3.6% | Suriname |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 5.5% | 4.1% | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil rents, Small states or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 7.9% against 1.9% in Small states as of 2021.
- What is the difference in oil rents between Small states and Suriname?
- 6.0%, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Small states and Suriname?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Small states and Suriname rank globally for oil rents?
- Small states ranks 20th and Suriname ranks 23rd 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
Oil rents are the difference between the value of crude oil production at regional prices and total costs of production.