Total natural resource rents in Georgia
Georgia: Total natural resource rents was 1.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Total natural resource rents in Georgia, 1990–2021
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
In 2021, total natural resource rents in Georgia stood at 1.4%.
The figure is up 50.1% on the previous year and down 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total natural resource rents in Georgia peaked at 1.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1998.
That places Georgia 111th out of 211 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Total natural resource rents in Georgia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.7% | — |
| 1991 | 0.3% | -48.0% |
| 1992 | 0.6% | +79.3% |
| 1993 | 0.5% | -27.9% |
| 1994 | 0.3% | -41.4% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | +60.8% |
| 1996 | 0.5% | +8.5% |
| 1997 | 0.4% | -17.8% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | -46.5% |
| 1999 | 0.6% | +171.4% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | +42.4% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | -30.2% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | +38.5% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | +23.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | -14.9% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | +68.9% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | +41.9% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | -42.9% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -26.5% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -34.5% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -17.5% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +33.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | +53.3% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | +50.1% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 1.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.8%, 76% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 1.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4%, 3.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
More reference data data for Georgia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.097 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.684 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0278 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3252 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2904 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1515 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total natural resource rents in Georgia?
- Total natural resource rents in Georgia was 1.4% 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 total natural resource rents recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest total natural resource rents recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1998.
- How does Georgia rank for total natural resource rents?
- Georgia ranks 111th out of 211 countries with data for 2021.
- Is total natural resource rents rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Georgia 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 Total natural resource rents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.