Malaysia vs Trinidad and Tobago: Oil reserves, per unit of GDP

Malaysia
0.0015 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Trinidad and Tobago
0.0016 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Malaysia rank
33rd
Trinidad and Tobago rank
32nd

Oil reserves, per unit of GDP over time

  • Malaysia
  • Trinidad and Tobago
00.0050.010.0150.02198020002021

How they compare

Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 0.0016 cubic meters per US$ of GDP against 0.0015 cubic meters per US$ of GDP in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0001 cubic meters per US$ of GDP.

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

Malaysia ranks 33rd and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 32nd of 198 countries.

Trinidad and Tobago has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Trinidad and Tobago Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0157 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0159 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0002 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Trinidad and Tobago
1990s 0.0083 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0154 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.007 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Trinidad and Tobago
2000s 0.0041 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0093 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0052 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Trinidad and Tobago
2010s 0.0019 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0036 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0017 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Trinidad and Tobago
2020s 0.0016 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0017 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0001 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Trinidad and Tobago

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil reserves, per unit of gdp, Malaysia or Trinidad and Tobago?
Trinidad and Tobago, at 0.0016 cubic meters per US$ of GDP against 0.0015 cubic meters per US$ of GDP in Malaysia as of 2021.
What is the difference in oil reserves, per unit of gdp between Malaysia and Trinidad and Tobago?
0.0001 cubic meters per US$ of GDP, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Trinidad and Tobago?
42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
How do Malaysia and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for oil reserves, per unit of gdp?
Malaysia ranks 33rd and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 32nd 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.