Brazil vs Papua New Guinea: Oil reserves, per unit of GDP

Brazil
0.0012 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Papua New Guinea
0.001 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Brazil rank
38th
Papua New Guinea rank
41st

Oil reserves, per unit of GDP over time

  • Brazil
  • Papua New Guinea
00.0050.010.0150.02198020002021

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 0.0012 cubic meters per US$ of GDP against 0.001 cubic meters per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0002 cubic meters per US$ of GDP.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.2 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Brazil ranks 38th and Papua New Guinea ranks 41st of 198 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0012 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0054 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0042 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.0011 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0102 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.009 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.0018 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0086 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0067 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.001 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0012 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0001 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.0013 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.001 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0003 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil reserves, per unit of gdp, Brazil or Papua New Guinea?
Brazil, at 0.0012 cubic meters per US$ of GDP against 0.001 cubic meters per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea as of 2021.
What is the difference in oil reserves, per unit of gdp between Brazil and Papua New Guinea?
0.0002 cubic meters per US$ of GDP, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Papua New Guinea?
37 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2021.
How do Brazil and Papua New Guinea rank globally for oil reserves, per unit of gdp?
Brazil ranks 38th and Papua New Guinea ranks 41st 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.