Oil rents as a share of GDP in Hungary
Hungary: Oil rents as a share of GDP was 0.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Oil rents as a share of GDP in Hungary, 1991–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 0.2% for oil rents as a share of gdp in 2021.
That represents a change of up 120.6% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil rents as a share of gdp in Hungary peaked at 0.4% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1998.
Hungary ranks 74th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Oil rents as a share of GDP in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.4% | — |
| 1992 | 0.4% | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 0.4% | -9.6% |
| 1994 | 0.3% | -19.9% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | +19.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | -39.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | -71.5% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | +185.8% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | +109.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | -37.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -19.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +13.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +11.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -18.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +23.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -38.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +48.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -18.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -13.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -50.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -16.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +31.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +44.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -42.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +120.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 2 |
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- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is oil rents as a share of gdp in Hungary?
- Oil rents as a share of gdp in Hungary was 0.2% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest oil rents as a share of gdp recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 1991.
- What is the lowest oil rents as a share of gdp recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1998.
- How does Hungary rank for oil rents as a share of gdp?
- Hungary ranks 74th out of 199 countries with data for 2021.
- Is oil rents as a share of gdp rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Oil rents as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Economic profits generated from oil extraction, measured as the difference between production value and costs, expressed as a percentage of gross domestic product.