Cameroon vs Malaysia: Oil rents as a share of GDP
Cameroon
2.4%
in 2021
Malaysia
1.8%
in 2021
Cameroon rank
38th
Malaysia rank
41st
Oil rents as a share of GDP over time
- Cameroon
- Malaysia
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 2.4% against 1.8% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.3 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Malaysia ahead.
Cameroon ranks 38th and Malaysia ranks 41st of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6% | 4.1% | 3.5% | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 5.8% | 8.5% | 2.7% | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 4.3% | 4.3% | 0.0% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 4.5% | 5.4% | 0.8% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 3.3% | 0.0% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.3% | 0.6% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil rents as a share of gdp, Cameroon or Malaysia?
- Cameroon, at 2.4% against 1.8% in Malaysia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in oil rents as a share of gdp between Cameroon and Malaysia?
- 0.6%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Malaysia?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2021.
- How do Cameroon and Malaysia rank globally for oil rents as a share of gdp?
- Cameroon ranks 38th 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.