How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Malaysia?

52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.

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.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Malaysia: Oil rents

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

0.4%

in 2021

Malaysia

1.8%

in 2021

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

40th

Malaysia rank

41st

Oil rents over time

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
Malaysia

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 1.8% against 0.4% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 1.4%.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 5.0 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

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

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 40th and Malaysia ranks 41st of 47 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	3.8%	3.7%	0.1%	East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
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 (IDA & IBRD countries) or Malaysia?: Malaysia, at 1.8% against 0.4% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2021.
What is the difference in oil rents between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Malaysia?: 1.4%, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Malaysia?: 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Malaysia rank globally for oil rents?: East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 40th 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: 17 September 2026

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