Oil rents as a share of GDP in Brazil
Brazil: Oil rents as a share of GDP was 2.6% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Oil rents as a share of GDP in Brazil, 1970–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 2.6% for oil rents as a share of gdp in 2021. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 141.4% on the previous year and up 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil rents as a share of gdp in Brazil peaked at 2.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1970.
That places Brazil 37th out of 199 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Oil rents as a share of GDP in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1% | — |
| 1971 | 0.1% | +49.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1% | -4.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1% | +27.8% |
| 1974 | 0.5% | +345.7% |
| 1975 | 0.4% | -20.9% |
| 1976 | 0.3% | -11.6% |
| 1977 | 0.2% | -29.6% |
| 1978 | 0.2% | -3.3% |
| 1979 | 0.6% | +145.0% |
| 1980 | 0.7% | +27.1% |
| 1981 | 0.6% | -10.1% |
| 1982 | 0.4% | -30.8% |
| 1983 | 1.1% | +148.0% |
| 1984 | 1.5% | +38.3% |
| 1985 | 1.8% | +20.1% |
| 1986 | 0.7% | -63.3% |
| 1987 | 1.0% | +45.5% |
| 1988 | 0.6% | -32.7% |
| 1989 | 0.8% | +21.6% |
| 1990 | 1.0% | +31.7% |
| 1991 | 0.6% | -38.3% |
| 1992 | 0.7% | +13.5% |
| 1993 | 0.6% | -13.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4% | -29.2% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | -18.5% |
| 1996 | 0.5% | +30.2% |
| 1997 | 0.4% | -9.8% |
| 1998 | 0.3% | -36.6% |
| 1999 | 0.8% | +180.2% |
| 2000 | 1.4% | +86.9% |
| 2001 | 1.3% | -9.9% |
| 2002 | 1.7% | +32.1% |
| 2003 | 1.7% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 2.4% | +25.5% |
| 2006 | 2.4% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | -15.5% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | +18.2% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | -45.5% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | +12.3% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | +36.9% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | -10.8% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -44.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -19.9% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | +35.6% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | +68.5% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | -11.8% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | -35.6% |
| 2021 | 2.6% | +141.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 0.4% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.3% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 0.8% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.1% | 2.6% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is oil rents as a share of gdp in Brazil?
- Oil rents as a share of gdp in Brazil was 2.6% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest oil rents as a share of gdp recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest oil rents as a share of gdp recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1970.
- How does Brazil rank for oil rents as a share of gdp?
- Brazil ranks 37th out of 199 countries with data for 2021.
- Is oil rents as a share of gdp rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Oil rents as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Economic profits generated from oil extraction, measured as the difference between production value and costs, expressed as a percentage of gross domestic product.