Mineral rents (% of GDP) in Poland
Poland: Mineral rents (% of GDP) was 0.5% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Mineral rents in Poland, 1990–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Poland recorded 0.5% for mineral rents in 2021.
That represents a change of up 193.6% on the previous year and down 89.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral rents in Poland peaked at 4.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2001.
That places Poland 58th out of 214 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 (% of GDP) in Poland, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.8% | — |
| 1991 | 0.3% | -57.5% |
| 1992 | 0.3% | -5.1% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | -31.7% |
| 1994 | 0.3% | +15.6% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | +17.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | -50.7% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | +36.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -82.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +34.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | +109.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -73.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +49.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +72.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | +267.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | +170.4% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -21.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -58.2% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +23.4% |
| 2010 | 3.2% | +1069.5% |
| 2011 | 4.4% | +37.8% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | -33.7% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -69.1% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | +90.5% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | +60.5% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | -13.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -90.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -21.6% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +193.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mineral rents (% of GDP) in Poland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +1069.5% | 0.3% | 3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 0.2% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More energy & mining data for Poland
- 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 2.92 % 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 (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fuel imports 6.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral rents in Poland?
- Mineral rents in Poland was 0.5% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest mineral rents recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest mineral rents recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2001.
- How does Poland rank for mineral rents?
- Poland ranks 58th out of 214 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mineral rents rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 89.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Poland 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.