Kuwait vs Libya: Oil reserves, per unit of GDP
Kuwait
0.1088 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Libya
0.2183 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Kuwait rank
4th
Libya rank
2nd
Oil reserves, per unit of GDP over time
- Kuwait
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 0.2183 cubic meters per US$ of GDP against 0.1088 cubic meters per US$ of GDP in Kuwait, a difference of 0.1095 cubic meters per US$ of GDP.
That makes Libya's figure about 2.0 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 4th and Libya ranks 2nd of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 3 and Libya in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5836 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 0.1166 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 0.467 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 0.6928 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 0.1356 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 0.5572 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0.2595 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 0.1362 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 0.1233 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.1182 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 0.1201 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 0.0019 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | Libya |
| 2020s | 0.127 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 0.1912 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 0.0642 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil reserves, per unit of gdp, Kuwait or Libya?
- Libya, at 0.2183 cubic meters per US$ of GDP against 0.1088 cubic meters per US$ of GDP in Kuwait as of 2021.
- What is the difference in oil reserves, per unit of gdp between Kuwait and Libya?
- 0.1095 cubic meters per US$ of GDP, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Libya?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Kuwait and Libya rank globally for oil reserves, per unit of gdp?
- Kuwait ranks 4th and Libya ranks 2nd 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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About this data
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.