Norway vs Suriname: Oil rents as a share of GDP
Norway
6.1%
in 2021
Suriname
7.9%
in 2021
Norway rank
26th
Suriname rank
23rd
Oil rents as a share of GDP over time
- Norway
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 7.9% against 6.1% in Norway, a difference of 1.8%.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.3 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 26th and Suriname ranks 23rd of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 3 and Suriname in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.4% | 0.7% | 3.7% | Norway |
| 1990s | 5.2% | 4.4% | 0.8% | Norway |
| 2000s | 8.6% | 7.7% | 0.8% | Norway |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 5.7% | 0.7% | Suriname |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 5.5% | 0.8% | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil rents as a share of gdp, Norway or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 7.9% against 6.1% in Norway as of 2021.
- What is the difference in oil rents as a share of gdp between Norway and Suriname?
- 1.8%, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Suriname?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Norway and Suriname rank globally for oil rents as a share of gdp?
- Norway ranks 26th and Suriname ranks 23rd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) – 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.
Individual pages
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.