Total natural resource rents in Romania
Romania: Total natural resource rents was 1.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Total natural resource rents in Romania, 1987–2021
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 Romania stood at 1.1%.
That represents a change of up 124.8% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total natural resource rents in Romania peaked at 4.6% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2020.
That places Romania 118th 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 35 years of available data.
Total natural resource rents in Romania, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 4.4% | — |
| 1988 | 3.6% | -17.0% |
| 1989 | 3.9% | +7.1% |
| 1990 | 4.6% | +19.4% |
| 1991 | 3.6% | -23.0% |
| 1992 | 3.9% | +8.0% |
| 1993 | 3.7% | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 2.9% | -21.9% |
| 1995 | 3.1% | +6.4% |
| 1996 | 3.3% | +9.0% |
| 1997 | 3.0% | -11.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9% | -70.4% |
| 1999 | 1.7% | +92.3% |
| 2000 | 3.5% | +104.1% |
| 2001 | 3.5% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 2.7% | -22.7% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | -18.4% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | -21.4% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | +30.0% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | -32.4% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | +19.4% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | +33.5% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 1.9% | -14.3% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | -19.5% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -35.4% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -29.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | +28.4% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | +20.9% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -25.4% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -36.2% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | +124.8% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 1.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 9.6× the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Romania's 1.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4%, 2.9× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.0% | 3.6% | 4.4% | 3 |
| 1990s | 3.1% | 0.9% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 1.4% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 0.7% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More reference data data for Romania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.59 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.689 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.59 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.04 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 21.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.75 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total natural resource rents in Romania?
- Total natural resource rents in Romania was 1.1% 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 Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6% in 1990.
- What is the lowest total natural resource rents recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2020.
- How does Romania rank for total natural resource rents?
- Romania ranks 118th out of 211 countries with data for 2021.
- Is total natural resource rents rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
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.