Oil rents as a share of GDP in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Oil rents as a share of GDP was 9.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Oil rents as a share of GDP in Russian Federation, 1988–2021
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
Russian Federation recorded 9.7% for oil rents as a share of gdp in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 105.4% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil rents as a share of gdp in Russian Federation peaked at 15.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 1998.
Russian Federation ranks 22nd of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Oil rents as a share of GDP in Russian Federation, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 4.9% | — |
| 1989 | 8.3% | +69.6% |
| 1990 | 10.4% | +25.4% |
| 1991 | 4.5% | -56.4% |
| 1992 | 4.8% | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 4.3% | -10.3% |
| 1994 | 3.9% | -10.4% |
| 1995 | 4.5% | +17.8% |
| 1996 | 6.3% | +39.1% |
| 1997 | 4.8% | -23.6% |
| 1998 | 2.2% | -53.9% |
| 1999 | 8.8% | +293.9% |
| 2000 | 15.4% | +75.3% |
| 2001 | 10.3% | -32.9% |
| 2002 | 10.5% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 10.9% | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 11.7% | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 13.7% | +17.0% |
| 2006 | 12.4% | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 10.7% | -13.8% |
| 2008 | 12.4% | +15.5% |
| 2009 | 9.2% | -25.8% |
| 2010 | 8.6% | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 10.7% | +24.6% |
| 2012 | 9.6% | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 8.7% | -9.7% |
| 2014 | 9.1% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 5.9% | -34.7% |
| 2016 | 5.0% | -15.6% |
| 2017 | 6.2% | +24.4% |
| 2018 | 9.7% | +55.0% |
| 2019 | 8.5% | -12.0% |
| 2020 | 4.7% | -44.6% |
| 2021 | 9.7% | +105.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.6% | 4.9% | 8.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 5.5% | 2.2% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.7% | 9.2% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 5.0% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 4.7% | 9.7% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is oil rents as a share of gdp in Russian Federation?
- Oil rents as a share of gdp in Russian Federation was 9.7% 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 Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 15.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest oil rents as a share of gdp recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 1998.
- How does Russian Federation rank for oil rents as a share of gdp?
- Russian Federation ranks 22nd out of 199 countries with data for 2021.
- Is oil rents as a share of gdp rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russian Federation 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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Economic profits generated from oil extraction, measured as the difference between production value and costs, expressed as a percentage of gross domestic product.