Natural resource rents in Greece

Greece: Natural resource rents was 0.0875 in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
0.0875
Change on year
up 125.3%
World rank
160th
of 211 countries
All-time high
0.6145
in 1982
All-time low
0.0273
in 1998
Years of data
52
1970–2021

Natural resource rents in Greece, 1970–2021

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2021, natural resource rents in Greece stood at 0.0875.

The figure is up 125.3% on the previous year and down 75.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, natural resource rents in Greece peaked at 0.6145 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.0273, in 1998.

Greece ranks 160th of 211 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Natural resource rents in Greece, year by year

Annual values for Natural resource rents in Greece, 1970 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1970 0.2103 —
1971 0.2158 +2.6%
1972 0.1732 -19.7%
1973 0.1967 +13.6%
1974 0.323 +64.2%
1975 0.3365 +4.2%
1976 0.3872 +15.1%
1977 0.3747 -3.2%
1978 0.2343 -37.5%
1979 0.2135 -8.9%
1980 0.2712 +27.0%
1981 0.4946 +82.4%
1982 0.6145 +24.2%
1983 0.5409 -12.0%
1984 0.5047 -6.7%
1985 0.5673 +12.4%
1986 0.25 -55.9%
1987 0.2127 -14.9%
1988 0.3684 +73.2%
1989 0.3505 -4.8%
1990 0.2517 -28.2%
1991 0.2444 -2.9%
1992 0.1645 -32.7%
1993 0.0918 -44.2%
1994 0.0713 -22.4%
1995 0.0687 -3.6%
1996 0.0727 +5.8%
1997 0.0462 -36.5%
1998 0.0273 -41.0%
1999 0.029 +6.3%
2000 0.0726 +150.5%
2001 0.1004 +38.3%
2002 0.0502 -50.0%
2003 0.0384 -23.5%
2004 0.159 +314.1%
2005 0.132 -17.0%
2006 0.1908 +44.5%
2007 0.323 +69.3%
2008 0.3472 +7.5%
2009 0.1202 -65.4%
2010 0.2713 +125.7%
2011 0.3574 +31.7%
2012 0.2341 -34.5%
2013 0.1614 -31.1%
2014 0.1248 -22.7%
2015 0.0714 -42.8%
2016 0.0906 +27.0%
2017 0.1077 +18.9%
2018 0.1079 +0.2%
2019 0.0705 -34.7%
2020 0.0388 -44.9%
2021 0.0875 +125.3%

Greece compared with similar countries

  • Greece's 0.0875 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1193, 73% of the median. (82 countries reporting)
  • Greece's 0.0875 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.395, 22% of the median. (55 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Natural resource rents in Greece 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.

YearChange FromTo
2004 +314.1% 0.0384 0.159

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.2665 0.1732 0.3872 10
1980s 0.4175 0.2127 0.6145 10
1990s 0.1068 0.0273 0.2517 10
2000s 0.1534 0.0384 0.3472 10
2010s 0.1597 0.0705 0.3574 10
2020s 0.0632 0.0388 0.0875 2

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 157 Spain 0.1152 compare
  2. 158 Italy 0.112 compare
  3. 159 Ireland 0.101 compare
  4. 161 Sri Lanka 0.0832 compare
  5. 162 Jordan 0.0777 compare
  6. 163 Germany 0.0771 compare

See the full ranking of 211 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is natural resource rents in Greece?
Natural resource rents in Greece was 0.0875 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest natural resource rents recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 0.6145 in 1982.
What is the lowest natural resource rents recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0273 in 1998.
How does Greece rank for natural resource rents?
Greece ranks 160th out of 211 countries with data for 2021.
Is natural resource rents rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is down 75.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Greece data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Natural resource rents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Natural resource rents
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
211 places, 9,209 data points, 1970–2021
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