Saudi Arabia vs United Arab Emirates: Oil reserves, per unit of GDP

Saudi Arabia
0.0418 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
in 2021
United Arab Emirates
0.0368 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Saudi Arabia rank
6th
United Arab Emirates rank
7th

Oil reserves, per unit of GDP over time

  • Saudi Arabia
  • United Arab Emirates
00.10.20.30.4198020002021

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.0418 cubic meters per US$ of GDP against 0.0368 cubic meters per US$ of GDP in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.005 cubic meters per US$ of GDP.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times United Arab Emirates's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Saudi Arabia ranks 6th and United Arab Emirates ranks 7th of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1980s 0.2391 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.179 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0601 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Saudi Arabia
1990s 0.2923 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.2477 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0446 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Saudi Arabia
2000s 0.1538 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0998 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.054 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Saudi Arabia
2010s 0.0581 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0398 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0183 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Saudi Arabia
2020s 0.0486 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0402 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0084 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil reserves, per unit of gdp, Saudi Arabia or United Arab Emirates?
Saudi Arabia, at 0.0418 cubic meters per US$ of GDP against 0.0368 cubic meters per US$ of GDP in United Arab Emirates as of 2021.
What is the difference in oil reserves, per unit of gdp between Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates?
0.005 cubic meters per US$ of GDP, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates?
42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
How do Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates rank globally for oil reserves, per unit of gdp?
Saudi Arabia ranks 6th and United Arab Emirates ranks 7th 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.