Mineral rents (% of GDP) in Russia
Russia: Mineral rents (% of GDP) was 2.1% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Mineral rents in Russia, 1988–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Russia 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 Russia peaked at 2.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1988.
Russia 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 (% of GDP) in Russia, 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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- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -0.605 % 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 0.0001 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)
- Fuel imports 0.8% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral rents in Russia?
- Mineral rents in Russia was 2.1% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest mineral rents recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest mineral rents recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1988.
- How does Russia rank for mineral rents?
- Russia ranks 36th out of 214 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mineral rents rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Russia 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.