Brazil vs Ghana: Oil reserves, per unit of GDP

Brazil
0.0012 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Ghana
0.0013 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Brazil rank
38th
Ghana rank
36th

Oil reserves, per unit of GDP over time

  • Brazil
  • Ghana
00.0010.0020.003198020002021

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 0.0013 cubic meters per US$ of GDP against 0.0012 cubic meters per US$ of GDP in Brazil, a difference of 0.0001 cubic meters per US$ of GDP.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 38th and Ghana ranks 36th of 198 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Ghana in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Ghana Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0012 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0001 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.001 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Brazil
1990s 0.0011 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0002 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.001 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Brazil
2000s 0.0018 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0003 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0016 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Brazil
2010s 0.001 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0018 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0007 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Ghana
2020s 0.0013 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0014 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0001 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil reserves, per unit of gdp, Brazil or Ghana?
Ghana, at 0.0013 cubic meters per US$ of GDP against 0.0012 cubic meters per US$ of GDP in Brazil as of 2021.
What is the difference in oil reserves, per unit of gdp between Brazil and Ghana?
0.0001 cubic meters per US$ of GDP, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Ghana?
42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
How do Brazil and Ghana rank globally for oil reserves, per unit of gdp?
Brazil ranks 38th and Ghana ranks 36th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Oil reserves, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Oil reserves, per unit of GDP
Unit
cubic meters per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
198 places, 7,375 data points, 1980–2021
Last refreshed

Oil reserves divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.