Based on a comparison of 104 countries in 2018, Congo ranked the highest in oil rents as a percentage of GDP with 50.0% followed by Iraq and Kuwait. On the other end of the scale was Ireland with < 0.001%, Slovenia with < 0.001% and Jordan with 0.001%.
Average oil rents as a percentage of GDP reached 1.45% in 2018 in the World according to EIA. This is 24.4 % more than in the previous year and -101 % less than 10 years ago.
Historically, average oil rents as a percentage of GDP reached an all time high of 4.52% in 1980 and an all time low of 0.460% in 1970. The average annual growth amounted to 2.42 % since 1970.
Data for more countries are available at Oil Rents (As % of GDP) indicator page.
Oil Rents (As % of GDP) | Unit | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
Angola | % | 35.2% | 30.1% | 23.0% | 10.3% | 10.2% | ||||||||||||||||
Azerbaijan | % | 27.8% | 23.7% | 20.5% | 12.0% | 13.2% | ||||||||||||||||
Chad | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 24.3% | 18.5% | 15.9% | 7.55% | 6.78% | |||||||||||
Congo | % | 51.8% | 40.3% | 35.3% | 18.4% | 15.2% | ||||||||||||||||
East Timor | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 32.7% | 35.5% | 40.8% | 17.4% | 21.4% | ||||||||
Equatorial Guinea | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 36.8% | 30.8% | 25.6% | 13.5% | 12.1% | ||||||||||||
Gabon | % | 35.5% | 30.0% | 24.3% | 9.97% | 9.00% | ||||||||||||||||
Iraq | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 48.4% | 45.4% | 45.4% | 34.8% | 30.5% | ||||||||||
Kuwait | % | 61.0% | 57.4% | 54.4% | 37.2% | 32.1% | ||||||||||||||||
Libya | % | 60.8% | 50.8% | 39.4% | 26.0% | 21.0% | ||||||||||||||||
Oman | % | 42.8% | 40.9% | 35.9% | 21.4% | 18.3% | ||||||||||||||||
Qatar | % | 29.1% | 26.5% | 23.0% | 13.8% | 11.8% | ||||||||||||||||
Saudi Arabia | % | 47.2% | 44.2% | 40.0% | 23.3% | 19.4% | ||||||||||||||||
South Sudan | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5.38% | 16.8% | 24.1% | 8.55% | 31.3% | ... | ... | ||||
United Arab Emirates | % | 28.5% | 25.8% | 23.0% | 13.1% | 10.8% |