Which has higher oil rents, Sub-Saharan Africa or United Arab Emirates?

United Arab Emirates, at 15.7% against 3.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2021.

What is the difference in oil rents between Sub-Saharan Africa and United Arab Emirates?

11.9%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and United Arab Emirates?

47 years are reported by both, from 1975 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.

Sub-Saharan Africa vs United Arab Emirates: Oil rents

Sub-Saharan Africa

3.8%

in 2021

United Arab Emirates

15.7%

in 2021

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

10th

United Arab Emirates rank

12th

Oil rents over time

Sub-Saharan Africa
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 15.7% against 3.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 11.9%.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 4.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 47 years both countries report, United Arab Emirates has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 10th and United Arab Emirates ranks 12th of 47 groups.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sub-Saharan Africa	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1970s	6.6%	38.5%	31.9%	United Arab Emirates
1980s	3.2%	26.0%	22.8%	United Arab Emirates
1990s	5.0%	19.7%	14.7%	United Arab Emirates
2000s	7.2%	20.9%	13.7%	United Arab Emirates
2010s	5.5%	19.8%	14.3%	United Arab Emirates
2020s	3.0%	13.1%	10.1%	United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil rents, Sub-Saharan Africa or United Arab Emirates?: United Arab Emirates, at 15.7% against 3.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2021.
What is the difference in oil rents between Sub-Saharan Africa and United Arab Emirates?: 11.9%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and United Arab Emirates?: 47 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2021.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and United Arab Emirates rank globally for oil rents?: Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 10th and United Arab Emirates ranks 12th 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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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: 17 September 2026

Oil rents are the difference between the value of crude oil production at regional prices and total costs of production.