Azerbaijan vs Iran: Total natural resource rents

Azerbaijan
29.9%
in 2021
Iran
30.4%
in 2021
Azerbaijan rank
11th
Iran rank
9th

Total natural resource rents over time

  • Azerbaijan
  • Iran
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How they compare

Iran currently reports 30.4% against 29.9% in Azerbaijan, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Iran ahead.

Azerbaijan ranks 11th and Iran ranks 9th of 211 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Total natural resource rents
Unit
% of GDP
Source
The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
211 places, 9,209 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed

Natural resources rents are estimated as the difference between the price of a commodity and the average cost of producing it. Total natural resources rents are the sum of oil rents, natural gas rents, coal rents, mineral rents, and forest rents.