Azerbaijan vs Iran, Islamic Republic of: Oil rents as a share of GDP
Azerbaijan
21.0%
in 2021
Iran, Islamic Republic of
18.3%
in 2021
Azerbaijan rank
9th
Iran, Islamic Republic of rank
10th
Oil rents as a share of GDP over time
- Azerbaijan
- Iran, Islamic Republic of
How they compare
Azerbaijan currently reports 21.0% against 18.3% in Iran, Islamic Republic of, a difference of 2.7%.
That makes Azerbaijan's figure about 1.1 times Iran, Islamic Republic of's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 9th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 10th of 199 countries.
Azerbaijan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Iran, Islamic Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.0% | 20.3% | 0.7% | Azerbaijan |
| 2000s | 31.0% | 25.7% | 5.3% | Azerbaijan |
| 2010s | 21.1% | 18.9% | 2.2% | Azerbaijan |
| 2020s | 16.1% | 15.8% | 0.3% | Azerbaijan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil rents as a share of gdp, Azerbaijan or Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Azerbaijan, at 21.0% against 18.3% in Iran, Islamic Republic of as of 2021.
- What is the difference in oil rents as a share of gdp between Azerbaijan and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- 2.7%, with Azerbaijan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
- How do Azerbaijan and Iran, Islamic Republic of rank globally for oil rents as a share of gdp?
- Azerbaijan ranks 9th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 10th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Oil rents as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Economic profits generated from oil extraction, measured as the difference between production value and costs, expressed as a percentage of gross domestic product.