Mineral rents (% of GDP) in Iran
Iran: Mineral rents (% of GDP) was 3.4% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Mineral rents in Iran, 1970–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mineral rents in Iran is 3.4%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 131.6% on the previous year and up 220.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral rents in Iran peaked at 3.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1981.
Iran ranks 31st of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mineral rents (% of GDP) in Iran, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0% | — |
| 1971 | 0.0% | -36.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | +40.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1% | +196.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1% | +21.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | -70.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | -14.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | -25.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | -10.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | -4.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | -51.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | -17.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | +212.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | +7.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | -35.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | +17.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | -58.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | +139.2% |
| 1988 | 0.2% | +809.2% |
| 1989 | 0.2% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.1% | -33.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | +26.5% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | +67.2% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | +6.9% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | -56.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | +16.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | -25.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -13.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -12.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -27.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +229.9% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | +112.7% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | +83.7% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | +41.9% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -55.2% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | +101.7% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | +9.9% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | -36.1% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | +42.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -33.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -48.9% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +55.6% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +49.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +17.7% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | +65.5% |
| 2021 | 3.4% | +131.6% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 3.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 886.2× the median. (59 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mineral rents (% of GDP) in Iran changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +809.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 1.4% | 3.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More energy & mining data for Iran
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.5768 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fuel imports 1.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral rents in Iran?
- Mineral rents in Iran was 3.4% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest mineral rents recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 3.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest mineral rents recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1981.
- How does Iran rank for mineral rents?
- Iran ranks 31st out of 214 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mineral rents rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 220.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB), published as part of Mineral rents (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Mineral rents are the difference between the value of production for a stock of minerals at world prices and their total costs of production. Minerals included in the calculation are tin, gold, lead, zinc, iron, copper, nickel, silver, bauxite, and phosphate.