Total natural resource rents in Lithuania

Lithuania: Total natural resource rents was 0.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.3%
Change on year
down 7.9%
World rank
147th
of 211 countries
All-time high
1.4%
in 1995
All-time low
0.3%
in 2021
Years of data
27
1995–2021

Total natural resource rents in Lithuania, 1995–2021

0.250.50.7511.21.51995200820211995: 1.4 % of GDP1996: 1.4 % of GDP1997: 1 % of GDP1998: 0.703 % of GDP1999: 0.835 % of GDP2000: 1 % of GDP2001: 0.951 % of GDP2002: 0.809 % of GDP2003: 0.732 % of GDP2004: 0.655 % of GDP2005: 0.59 % of GDP2006: 0.55 % of GDP2007: 0.48 % of GDP2008: 0.439 % of GDP2009: 0.402 % of GDP2010: 0.525 % of GDP2011: 0.553 % of GDP2012: 0.503 % of GDP2013: 0.451 % of GDP2014: 0.436 % of GDP2015: 0.356 % of GDP2016: 0.338 % of GDP2017: 0.408 % of GDP2018: 0.378 % of GDP2019: 0.334 % of GDP2020: 0.311 % of GDP2021: 0.286 % of GDP

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 Lithuania stood at 0.3%. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.

That represents a change of down 7.9% on the previous year and down 48.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total natural resource rents in Lithuania peaked at 1.4% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2021.

That places Lithuania 147th out of 211 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.1% 0.7% 1.4% 5
2000s 0.7% 0.4% 1.0% 10
2010s 0.4% 0.3% 0.6% 10
2020s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 2

Countries ranked near Lithuania

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  4. 148 Samoa 0.3% compare
  5. 149 Djibouti 0.3% compare
  6. 150 Moldova 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total natural resource rents in Lithuania?
Total natural resource rents in Lithuania was 0.3% 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 Lithuania?
The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 1995.
What is the lowest total natural resource rents recorded in Lithuania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2021.
How does Lithuania rank for total natural resource rents?
Lithuania ranks 147th out of 211 countries with data for 2021.
Is total natural resource rents rising or falling in Lithuania?
Over the last ten years it is down 48.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Lithuania 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

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
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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.