Argentina vs Malaysia: Oil rents as a share of GDP
Argentina
1.5%
in 2021
Malaysia
1.8%
in 2021
Argentina rank
43rd
Malaysia rank
41st
Oil rents as a share of GDP over time
- Argentina
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 1.8% against 1.5% in Argentina, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.2 times Argentina's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 43rd and Malaysia ranks 41st of 199 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.7% | 3.7% | 2.1% | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 2.9% | 8.5% | 5.6% | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 4.3% | 3.2% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 5.4% | 1.9% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 3.3% | 1.7% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.3% | 0.2% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil rents as a share of gdp, Argentina or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 1.8% against 1.5% in Argentina as of 2021.
- What is the difference in oil rents as a share of gdp between Argentina and Malaysia?
- 0.3%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Malaysia?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Argentina and Malaysia rank globally for oil rents as a share of gdp?
- Argentina ranks 43rd and Malaysia ranks 41st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Oil rents as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Economic profits generated from oil extraction, measured as the difference between production value and costs, expressed as a percentage of gross domestic product.