Qatar vs Syrian Arab Republic: Oil reserves, per unit of GDP

Qatar
0.0223 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Syrian Arab Republic
0.0267 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Qatar rank
12th
Syrian Arab Republic rank
9th

Oil reserves, per unit of GDP over time

  • Qatar
  • Syrian Arab Republic
00.0250.050.0750.10.125198020002021

How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 0.0267 cubic meters per US$ of GDP against 0.0223 cubic meters per US$ of GDP in Qatar, a difference of 0.0044 cubic meters per US$ of GDP.

That makes Syrian Arab Republic's figure about 1.2 times Qatar's.

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

Qatar ranks 12th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 9th of 198 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 4 and Syrian Arab Republic in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Qatar Syrian Arab Republic Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0817 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0195 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0622 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Qatar
1990s 0.0736 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0252 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0484 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Qatar
2000s 0.0626 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0144 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0482 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Qatar
2010s 0.0239 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0175 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0064 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Qatar
2020s 0.0251 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0292 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0042 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Syrian Arab Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil reserves, per unit of gdp, Qatar or Syrian Arab Republic?
Syrian Arab Republic, at 0.0267 cubic meters per US$ of GDP against 0.0223 cubic meters per US$ of GDP in Qatar as of 2021.
What is the difference in oil reserves, per unit of gdp between Qatar and Syrian Arab Republic?
0.0044 cubic meters per US$ of GDP, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Syrian Arab Republic?
42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
How do Qatar and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for oil reserves, per unit of gdp?
Qatar ranks 12th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 9th 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.