Egypt vs Ghana: Oil reserves, per unit of GDP

Egypt
0.0012 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Ghana
0.0013 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Egypt rank
37th
Ghana rank
36th

Oil reserves, per unit of GDP over time

  • Egypt
  • Ghana
00.0050.010.0150.020.025198020002021

How they compare

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

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 37th and Ghana ranks 36th of 198 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 4 and Ghana in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Ghana Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0172 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0001 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0171 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Egypt
1990s 0.0132 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0002 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.013 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Egypt
2000s 0.0053 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0003 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.005 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Egypt
2010s 0.0024 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0018 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0006 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Egypt
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, Egypt or Ghana?
Ghana, at 0.0013 cubic meters per US$ of GDP against 0.0012 cubic meters per US$ of GDP in Egypt as of 2021.
What is the difference in oil reserves, per unit of gdp between Egypt and Ghana?
0.0001 cubic meters per US$ of GDP, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Ghana?
42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
How do Egypt and Ghana rank globally for oil reserves, per unit of gdp?
Egypt ranks 37th 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.