Oil rents in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Oil rents was 11.8% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Oil rents in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1970–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for oil rents in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) is 11.8%, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 71.3% on the previous year and down 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil rents in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 32.3% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 1970.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 4th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Oil rents in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.8% | — |
| 1971 | 6.7% | +15.2% |
| 1972 | 8.0% | +19.6% |
| 1973 | 11.1% | +39.3% |
| 1974 | 32.3% | +191.1% |
| 1975 | 26.5% | -17.9% |
| 1976 | 25.6% | -3.6% |
| 1977 | 23.9% | -6.7% |
| 1978 | 23.6% | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 27.8% | +17.8% |
| 1980 | 29.9% | +7.8% |
| 1981 | 20.5% | -31.3% |
| 1982 | 15.6% | -24.2% |
| 1983 | 14.1% | -9.2% |
| 1984 | 13.7% | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 13.1% | -5.0% |
| 1986 | 5.8% | -55.4% |
| 1987 | 10.2% | +74.5% |
| 1988 | 9.6% | -6.0% |
| 1989 | 14.5% | +51.7% |
| 1990 | 14.7% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 8.7% | -40.4% |
| 1993 | 12.5% | +42.6% |
| 1994 | 13.2% | +6.1% |
| 1995 | 11.4% | -14.0% |
| 1996 | 12.1% | +6.5% |
| 1997 | 10.9% | -9.8% |
| 1998 | 7.3% | -32.8% |
| 1999 | 10.6% | +44.5% |
| 2000 | 16.4% | +54.2% |
| 2001 | 13.0% | -20.3% |
| 2002 | 12.9% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 13.5% | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 16.8% | +24.7% |
| 2005 | 21.5% | +27.6% |
| 2006 | 22.4% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 20.3% | -9.2% |
| 2008 | 23.3% | +14.8% |
| 2009 | 13.9% | -40.4% |
| 2010 | 16.4% | +18.0% |
| 2011 | 18.6% | +13.4% |
| 2012 | 18.1% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 17.0% | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 15.4% | -9.2% |
| 2015 | 8.6% | -44.0% |
| 2016 | 7.6% | -12.6% |
| 2017 | 10.5% | +38.7% |
| 2018 | 15.4% | +47.1% |
| 2019 | 12.6% | -18.4% |
| 2020 | 6.9% | -45.2% |
| 2021 | 11.8% | +71.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oil rents in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +191.1% | 11.1% | 32.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.1% | 5.8% | 32.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.7% | 5.8% | 29.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.3% | 7.3% | 14.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 17.4% | 12.9% | 23.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 7.6% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.4% | 6.9% | 11.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
More energy & mining data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Fuel imports 16.8% (2019)
- Ores and metals imports 3.2% (2019)
- Ores and metals exports 3.2% (2017)
- Fuel exports 47.0% (2017)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 20.1% (2023)
- Mineral rents 0.7% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 3.4% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 16.1% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 2.6% (2023)
- Electric power consumption 1,361 kWh per capita (2023)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is oil rents in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Oil rents in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 11.8% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest oil rents recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 32.3% in 1974.
- What is the lowest oil rents recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 1970.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for oil rents?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 4th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is oil rents rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 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.