Nigeria vs Suriname: Oil reserves, per unit of GDP

Nigeria
0.0096 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Suriname
0.0046 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Nigeria rank
25th
Suriname rank
27th

Oil reserves, per unit of GDP over time

  • Nigeria
  • Suriname
00.020.040.06198020002021

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.0096 cubic meters per US$ of GDP against 0.0046 cubic meters per US$ of GDP in Suriname, a difference of 0.005 cubic meters per US$ of GDP.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 2.1 times Suriname's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 25th and Suriname ranks 27th of 198 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Suriname Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0514 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0031 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0482 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Nigeria
1990s 0.0356 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0138 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0218 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Nigeria
2000s 0.0319 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.01 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0219 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Nigeria
2010s 0.013 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0031 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0098 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Nigeria
2020s 0.0097 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0043 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0054 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil reserves, per unit of gdp, Nigeria or Suriname?
Nigeria, at 0.0096 cubic meters per US$ of GDP against 0.0046 cubic meters per US$ of GDP in Suriname as of 2021.
What is the difference in oil reserves, per unit of gdp between Nigeria and Suriname?
0.005 cubic meters per US$ of GDP, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Suriname?
36 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2021.
How do Nigeria and Suriname rank globally for oil reserves, per unit of gdp?
Nigeria ranks 25th and Suriname ranks 27th 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.