Mineral rents in Iraq
Iraq: Mineral rents was 0.0% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2021)
0.0%
World rank
94th
of 212 countries
All-time high
0.0%
in 2012
All-time low
0.0%
in 1970
Years of data
52
1970–2021
Mineral rents in Iraq, 1970–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 0.0% for mineral rents in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral rents in Iraq peaked at 0.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1970.
That places Iraq 94th out of 212 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mineral rents in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0% | — |
| 1971 | 0.0% | — |
| 1972 | 0.0% | — |
| 1973 | 0.0% | — |
| 1974 | 0.0% | — |
| 1975 | 0.0% | — |
| 1976 | 0.0% | — |
| 1977 | 0.0% | — |
| 1978 | 0.0% | — |
| 1979 | 0.0% | — |
| 1980 | 0.0% | — |
| 1981 | 0.0% | — |
| 1982 | 0.0% | — |
| 1983 | 0.0% | — |
| 1984 | 0.0% | — |
| 1985 | 0.0% | — |
| 1986 | 0.0% | — |
| 1987 | 0.0% | — |
| 1988 | 0.0% | — |
| 1989 | 0.0% | — |
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | — |
| 1992 | 0.0% | — |
| 1993 | 0.0% | — |
| 1994 | 0.0% | — |
| 1995 | 0.0% | — |
| 1996 | 0.0% | — |
| 1997 | 0.0% | — |
| 1998 | 0.0% | — |
| 1999 | 0.0% | — |
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -47.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +148.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +14.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +160.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -42.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -94.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | — |
| 2017 | 0.0% | — |
| 2018 | 0.0% | — |
| 2019 | 0.0% | — |
| 2020 | 0.0% | — |
| 2021 | 0.0% | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
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- 94 American Samoa 0.0%
- 94 Andorra 0.0%
- 94 Angola 0.0%
- 94 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0%
- 94 Aruba 0.0%
- 94 Austria 0.0% compare
- 94 Bahamas 0.0%
- 94 Bahrain 0.0%
- 94 Bangladesh 0.0%
- 94 Barbados 0.0%
- 94 Belarus 0.0%
- 94 Belgium 0.0% compare
- 94 Belize 0.0% compare
- 94 Benin 0.0% compare
- 94 Bermuda 0.0%
- 94 Brunei Darussalam 0.0%
- 94 Burundi 0.0% compare
- 94 Cape Verde 0.0%
- 94 Cambodia 0.0% compare
- 94 Cameroon 0.0% compare
- 94 Cayman Islands 0.0%
- 94 Chad 0.0% compare
- 94 Comoros 0.0%
- 94 Congo 0.0% compare
- 94 Costa Rica 0.0% compare
- 94 Croatia 0.0% compare
- 94 Curaçao 0.0%
- 94 Czechia 0.0% compare
- 94 Denmark 0.0% compare
- 94 Djibouti 0.0%
- 94 Dominica 0.0%
- 94 Ecuador 0.0% compare
- 94 Egypt 0.0% compare
- 94 El Salvador 0.0% compare
- 94 Equatorial Guinea 0.0% compare
- 94 Estonia 0.0%
- 94 Eswatini 0.0% compare
- 94 Faroe Islands 0.0%
- 94 France 0.0% compare
- 94 French Polynesia 0.0%
- 94 Gambia 0.0%
- 94 Germany 0.0% compare
- 94 Greenland 0.0% compare
- 94 Grenada 0.0%
- 94 Guam 0.0%
- 94 Guinea 0.0% compare
- 94 Guinea-Bissau 0.0%
- 94 Haiti 0.0% compare
- 94 Hong Kong, China 0.0% compare
- 94 Hungary 0.0% compare
- 94 Iceland 0.0%
- 94 Isle of Man 0.0%
- 94 Israel 0.0% compare
- 94 Italy 0.0% compare
- 94 Jamaica 0.0% compare
- 94 Jordan 0.0% compare
- 94 Kiribati 0.0%
- 94 Kuwait 0.0%
- 94 Latvia 0.0%
- 94 Lebanon 0.0%
- 94 Lesotho 0.0%
- 94 Libya 0.0%
- 94 Liechtenstein 0.0%
- 94 Lithuania 0.0%
- 94 Luxembourg 0.0% compare
- 94 Macau, China 0.0%
- 94 Madagascar 0.0% compare
- 94 Malaysia 0.0% compare
- 94 Maldives 0.0%
- 94 Malta 0.0%
- 94 Marshall Islands 0.0%
- 94 Mauritius 0.0%
- 94 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.0%
- 94 Republic of Moldova 0.0%
- 94 Monaco 0.0%
- 94 Naoero 0.0%
- 94 Nepal 0.0% compare
- 94 Netherlands 0.0% compare
- 94 North Macedonia 0.0% compare
- 94 Northern Mariana Islands 0.0%
- 94 Norway 0.0% compare
- 94 Oman 0.0% compare
- 94 Palau 0.0%
- 94 Paraguay 0.0%
- 94 Puerto Rico 0.0%
- 94 Qatar 0.0%
- 94 Rwanda 0.0% compare
- 94 Samoa 0.0%
- 94 San Marino 0.0%
- 94 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0%
- 94 Seychelles 0.0%
- 94 Singapore 0.0%
- 94 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.0%
- 94 Slovenia 0.0%
- 94 Solomon Islands 0.0% compare
- 94 Somalia 0.0%
- 94 Sri Lanka 0.0% compare
- 94 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0%
- 94 Saint Lucia 0.0%
- 94 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0%
- 94 Suriname 0.0% compare
- 94 Switzerland 0.0% compare
- 94 Syria 0.0% compare
- 94 Thailand 0.0% compare
- 94 Timor-Leste 0.0%
- 94 Tonga 0.0%
- 94 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0%
- 94 Tunisia 0.0% compare
- 94 Turkmenistan 0.0%
- 94 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0%
- 94 Tuvalu 0.0%
- 94 Uganda 0.0% compare
- 94 United Arab Emirates 0.0%
- 94 Vanuatu 0.0%
- 94 United States Virgin Islands 0.0%
- 94 Palestine, State of 0.0%
- 94 Yemen 0.0%
More energy & mining data for Iraq
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- 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)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 22.9% (2014)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral rents in Iraq?
- Mineral rents in Iraq was 0.0% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest mineral rents recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest mineral rents recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1970.
- How does Iraq rank for mineral rents?
- Iraq ranks 94th out of 212 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mineral rents rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq 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.