East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Malaysia: Oil rents

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
0.4%
in 2021
Malaysia
1.8%
in 2021
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
39th
Malaysia rank
41st

Oil rents over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • Malaysia
051015197019952021

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 1.8% against 0.4% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 1.4%.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 5.0 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 39th and Malaysia ranks 41st of 47 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Malaysia Difference Ahead
1970s 3.8% 3.7% 0.1% East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
1980s 6.0% 8.5% 2.5% Malaysia
1990s 2.3% 4.3% 2.0% Malaysia
2000s 2.1% 5.4% 3.3% Malaysia
2010s 0.9% 3.3% 2.4% Malaysia
2020s 0.3% 1.3% 1.0% Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil rents, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 1.8% against 0.4% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2021.
What is the difference in oil rents between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Malaysia?
1.4%, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Malaysia?
52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Malaysia rank globally for oil rents?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 39th and Malaysia ranks 41st of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB), published as Oil rents (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Oil 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, 10,781 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed

Oil rents are the difference between the value of crude oil production at regional prices and total costs of production.