Oil rents as a share of GDP in Ukraine
Ukraine: Oil rents as a share of GDP was 0.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Oil rents as a share of GDP in Ukraine, 1987–2021
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
Ukraine recorded 0.3% for oil rents as a share of gdp in 2021.
The figure is up 46.2% on the previous year and down 53.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil rents as a share of gdp in Ukraine peaked at 1.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1998.
That places Ukraine 69th out of 199 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Oil rents as a share of GDP in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 0.7% | — |
| 1988 | 0.4% | -39.9% |
| 1989 | 0.5% | +31.5% |
| 1990 | 0.7% | +25.5% |
| 1991 | 0.4% | -46.8% |
| 1992 | 0.4% | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 0.4% | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 0.4% | +8.8% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | +18.7% |
| 1996 | 0.7% | +52.3% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | -30.8% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | -64.5% |
| 1999 | 0.7% | +286.6% |
| 2000 | 1.0% | +41.2% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | -39.9% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +12.3% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | +16.7% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | -18.1% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +9.2% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -22.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -12.7% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +29.7% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -15.2% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -16.2% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +25.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -44.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -32.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +73.9% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +39.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -25.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -47.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +46.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is oil rents as a share of gdp in Ukraine?
- Oil rents as a share of gdp in Ukraine was 0.3% 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 Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest oil rents as a share of gdp recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1998.
- How does Ukraine rank for oil rents as a share of gdp?
- Ukraine ranks 69th out of 199 countries with data for 2021.
- Is oil rents as a share of gdp rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ukraine 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.