Norway vs Suriname: Oil reserves, per unit of GDP

Norway
0.0025 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Suriname
0.0046 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Norway rank
29th
Suriname rank
27th

Oil reserves, per unit of GDP over time

  • Norway
  • Suriname
00.0050.010.0150.020.025198020002021

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 0.0046 cubic meters per US$ of GDP against 0.0025 cubic meters per US$ of GDP in Norway, a difference of 0.0021 cubic meters per US$ of GDP.

That makes Suriname's figure about 1.8 times Norway's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Norway ahead.

Norway ranks 29th and Suriname ranks 27th of 198 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 1 and Suriname in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Suriname Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0198 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0031 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0167 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Norway
1990s 0.0109 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0138 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0029 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Suriname
2000s 0.0056 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.01 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0045 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Suriname
2010s 0.0022 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0031 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.001 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Suriname
2020s 0.0029 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0043 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0014 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil reserves, per unit of gdp, Norway or Suriname?
Suriname, at 0.0046 cubic meters per US$ of GDP against 0.0025 cubic meters per US$ of GDP in Norway as of 2021.
What is the difference in oil reserves, per unit of gdp between Norway and Suriname?
0.0021 cubic meters per US$ of GDP, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Suriname?
36 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2021.
How do Norway and Suriname rank globally for oil reserves, per unit of gdp?
Norway ranks 29th 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.