Total natural resources rents (% of GDP) in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Total natural resources rents (% of GDP) was 29.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Total natural resources rents in Azerbaijan, 1990–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total natural resources rents in Azerbaijan is 29.9%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 130.2% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total natural resources rents in Azerbaijan peaked at 44.6% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 1998.
Azerbaijan ranks 11th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Total natural resources rents (% of GDP) in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17.7% | — |
| 1991 | 8.7% | -51.0% |
| 1993 | 41.0% | +372.3% |
| 1994 | 44.6% | +8.7% |
| 1995 | 26.0% | -41.7% |
| 1996 | 26.0% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 18.4% | -29.2% |
| 1998 | 5.3% | -71.5% |
| 1999 | 17.4% | +230.6% |
| 2000 | 35.1% | +101.7% |
| 2001 | 27.9% | -20.4% |
| 2002 | 25.9% | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 26.1% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 28.7% | +10.2% |
| 2005 | 38.6% | +34.3% |
| 2006 | 41.5% | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 39.1% | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 43.0% | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 29.6% | -31.1% |
| 2010 | 27.9% | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 32.9% | +17.9% |
| 2012 | 29.0% | -11.8% |
| 2013 | 25.5% | -12.0% |
| 2014 | 22.5% | -11.8% |
| 2015 | 14.4% | -35.9% |
| 2016 | 14.8% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 19.7% | +33.1% |
| 2018 | 27.6% | +40.4% |
| 2019 | 23.4% | -15.2% |
| 2020 | 13.0% | -44.5% |
| 2021 | 29.9% | +130.2% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 29.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.8%, 16.5× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 29.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4%, 75.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total natural resources rents (% of GDP) in Azerbaijan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +372.3% | 8.7% | 41.0% |
| 1999 | +230.6% | 5.3% | 17.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.8% | 5.3% | 44.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 33.6% | 25.9% | 43.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.8% | 14.4% | 32.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.5% | 13.0% | 29.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
More energy & mining data for Azerbaijan
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -2.15 % 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)
- Fuel imports 5.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total natural resources rents in Azerbaijan?
- Total natural resources rents in Azerbaijan was 29.9% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest total natural resources rents recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 44.6% in 1994.
- What is the lowest total natural resources rents recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 1998.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for total natural resources rents?
- Azerbaijan ranks 11th out of 214 countries with data for 2021.
- Is total natural resources rents rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?
- The figures come from The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB), published as part of Total natural resources rents (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total natural resources rents are the sum of oil rents, natural gas rents, coal rents (hard and soft), mineral rents, and forest rents.