Kuwait vs Saudi Arabia: Oil reserves, per unit of GDP
Kuwait
0.1088 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Saudi Arabia
0.0418 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Kuwait rank
4th
Saudi Arabia rank
6th
Oil reserves, per unit of GDP over time
- Kuwait
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.1088 cubic meters per US$ of GDP against 0.0418 cubic meters per US$ of GDP in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.067 cubic meters per US$ of GDP.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 2.6 times Saudi Arabia's.
Across all 42 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 4th and Saudi Arabia ranks 6th of 198 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5836 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 0.2391 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 0.3444 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 0.6928 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 0.2923 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 0.4004 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0.2595 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 0.1538 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 0.1057 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.1182 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 0.0581 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 0.0601 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 0.127 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 0.0486 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 0.0785 cubic meters per US$ of GDP | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil reserves, per unit of gdp, Kuwait or Saudi Arabia?
- Kuwait, at 0.1088 cubic meters per US$ of GDP against 0.0418 cubic meters per US$ of GDP in Saudi Arabia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in oil reserves, per unit of gdp between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.067 cubic meters per US$ of GDP, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Saudi Arabia?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Kuwait and Saudi Arabia rank globally for oil reserves, per unit of gdp?
- Kuwait ranks 4th and Saudi Arabia ranks 6th 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.