Mineral rents in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Mineral rents was 2.1% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Mineral rents in Russian Federation, 1988–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Russian Federation recorded 2.1% for mineral rents in 2021. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 106.0% on the previous year and up 88.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral rents in Russian Federation peaked at 2.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1988.
Russian Federation ranks 36th 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 in Russian Federation, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 0.0% | — |
| 1989 | 0.0% | — |
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | — |
| 1992 | 1.0% | — |
| 1993 | 0.6% | -40.8% |
| 1994 | 0.6% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.6% | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | -26.7% |
| 1997 | 0.3% | -32.3% |
| 1998 | 0.6% | +105.6% |
| 1999 | 1.0% | +69.2% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | -19.9% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | -42.1% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -27.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +48.0% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | +69.4% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | +42.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | -32.9% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | -18.5% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | +53.7% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -23.6% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -21.4% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -10.9% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +23.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +15.1% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -16.1% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | +31.0% |
| 2021 | 2.1% | +106.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.0% | 2.1% | 2 |
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- 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 0.0001 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)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 0.8% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral rents in Russian Federation?
- Mineral rents in Russian Federation was 2.1% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest mineral rents recorded in Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest mineral rents recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1988.
- How does Russian Federation rank for mineral rents?
- Russian Federation ranks 36th out of 214 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mineral rents rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Russian Federation 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.