Oil rents in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Oil rents was 18.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Oil rents in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1970–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Iran, Islamic Republic of recorded 18.3% for oil rents in 2021.
That represents a change of up 37.6% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil rents in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 47.4% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 1986.
That places Iran, Islamic Republic of 10th out of 201 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Oil rents in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 11.7% | — |
| 1971 | 14.8% | +26.4% |
| 1972 | 16.7% | +12.8% |
| 1973 | 18.6% | +11.0% |
| 1974 | 47.4% | +155.1% |
| 1975 | 37.3% | -21.3% |
| 1976 | 33.3% | -10.7% |
| 1977 | 29.7% | -10.9% |
| 1978 | 31.8% | +7.1% |
| 1979 | 36.3% | +14.2% |
| 1980 | 34.1% | -6.1% |
| 1981 | 27.0% | -20.9% |
| 1982 | 19.8% | -26.6% |
| 1983 | 15.9% | -19.5% |
| 1984 | 14.8% | -6.9% |
| 1985 | 13.0% | -12.3% |
| 1986 | 5.3% | -59.1% |
| 1987 | 11.7% | +120.0% |
| 1988 | 11.1% | -5.7% |
| 1989 | 17.7% | +60.1% |
| 1990 | 23.3% | +31.6% |
| 1993 | 29.4% | +26.2% |
| 1994 | 24.2% | -17.6% |
| 1995 | 19.3% | -20.3% |
| 1996 | 19.7% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 18.0% | -8.3% |
| 1998 | 11.6% | -35.4% |
| 1999 | 16.8% | +44.1% |
| 2000 | 30.7% | +82.6% |
| 2001 | 21.5% | -29.9% |
| 2002 | 20.4% | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 22.0% | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 25.2% | +14.3% |
| 2005 | 31.6% | +25.4% |
| 2006 | 31.6% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 26.1% | -17.2% |
| 2008 | 30.6% | +17.0% |
| 2009 | 17.6% | -42.6% |
| 2010 | 20.2% | +15.2% |
| 2011 | 22.4% | +10.5% |
| 2012 | 18.4% | -17.6% |
| 2013 | 21.3% | +15.4% |
| 2014 | 21.2% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 12.3% | -42.2% |
| 2016 | 10.9% | -11.2% |
| 2017 | 14.6% | +34.3% |
| 2018 | 27.7% | +89.2% |
| 2019 | 20.1% | -27.4% |
| 2020 | 13.3% | -33.9% |
| 2021 | 18.3% | +37.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.7% | 11.7% | 47.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.0% | 5.3% | 34.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.3% | 11.6% | 29.4% | 8 |
| 2000s | 25.7% | 17.6% | 31.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.9% | 10.9% | 27.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.8% | 13.3% | 18.3% | 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 0.5768 % 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 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
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- Fuel imports 2.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oil rents in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Oil rents in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 18.3% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest oil rents recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 47.4% in 1974.
- What is the lowest oil rents recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 1986.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for oil rents?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 10th out of 201 countries with data for 2021.
- Is oil rents rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB), published as part of Oil rents (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Oil rents are the difference between the value of crude oil production at regional prices and total costs of production.