Which has higher natural gas rents, Malaysia or Syrian Arab Republic?

Malaysia, at 3.3% against 2.3% in Syrian Arab Republic as of 2021.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Syrian Arab Republic?

51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB), published as Natural gas rents (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malaysia vs Syrian Arab Republic: Natural gas rents

Malaysia

3.3%

in 2021

Syrian Arab Republic

2.3%

in 2020

Malaysia rank

19th

Syrian Arab Republic rank

20th

Natural gas rents over time

Malaysia
Syrian Arab Republic

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 3.3% against 2.3% in Syrian Arab Republic, a difference of 1.0%.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.4 times Syrian Arab Republic's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

Malaysia ranks 19th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 20th of 201 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 5 and Syrian Arab Republic in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Syrian Arab Republic	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	Malaysia
1980s	0.7%	0.1%	0.7%	Malaysia
1990s	1.6%	0.3%	1.3%	Malaysia
2000s	2.8%	0.3%	2.5%	Malaysia
2010s	2.1%	1.3%	0.8%	Malaysia
2020s	2.0%	2.3%	0.4%	Syrian Arab Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher natural gas rents, Malaysia or Syrian Arab Republic?: Malaysia, at 3.3% against 2.3% in Syrian Arab Republic as of 2021.
What is the difference in natural gas rents between Malaysia and Syrian Arab Republic?: 1.0%, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Syrian Arab Republic?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Malaysia and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for natural gas rents?: Malaysia ranks 19th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 20th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB), published as Natural gas rents (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Malaysia vs Syrian Arab Republic: Natural gas rents. Statizoid, drawing on The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Retrieved 15 September 2026, from https://energy.statizoid.com/compare/natural-gas-rents-percent-of-gdp/malaysia/syrian-arab-republic/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://energy.statizoid.com/compare/natural-gas-rents-percent-of-gdp/malaysia/syrian-arab-republic/">Malaysia vs Syrian Arab Republic: Natural gas rents</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Natural gas 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, 10,766 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Natural gas rents are the difference between the value of natural gas production at regional prices and total costs of production.