Natural resource rents in Romania

Romania: Natural resource rents was 1.14 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
1.14
Change on year
up 124.8%
World rank
118th
of 211 countries
All-time high
4.65
in 1990
All-time low
0.509
in 2020
Years of data
35
1987–2021

Natural resource rents in Romania, 1987–2021

123451987200420211987: 4.41988: 3.61989: 3.91990: 4.61991: 3.61992: 3.91993: 3.71994: 2.91995: 3.11996: 3.31997: 31998: 0.8821999: 1.72000: 3.52001: 3.52002: 2.72003: 2.52004: 2.42005: 22006: 2.12007: 1.62008: 2.12009: 1.42010: 1.72011: 2.32012: 2.22013: 1.92014: 1.52015: 0.9762016: 0.6892017: 0.8852018: 1.12019: 0.7982020: 0.5092021: 1.1

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2021, natural resource rents in Romania stood at 1.14.

That represents a change of up 124.8% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, natural resource rents in Romania peaked at 4.65 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.509, 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.

Natural resource rents in Romania, year by year

Annual values for Natural resource rents in Romania, 1987 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1987 4.37 —
1988 3.63 -17.0%
1989 3.89 +7.1%
1990 4.65 +19.4%
1991 3.58 -23.0%
1992 3.86 +8.0%
1993 3.69 -4.4%
1994 2.88 -21.9%
1995 3.07 +6.4%
1996 3.35 +9.0%
1997 2.98 -11.0%
1998 0.882 -70.4%
1999 1.7 +92.3%
2000 3.46 +104.1%
2001 3.51 +1.4%
2002 2.71 -22.7%
2003 2.46 -9.1%
2004 2.43 -1.5%
2005 1.98 -18.4%
2006 2.08 +4.9%
2007 1.63 -21.4%
2008 2.12 +30.0%
2009 1.44 -32.4%
2010 1.71 +19.4%
2011 2.29 +33.5%
2012 2.19 -4.4%
2013 1.88 -14.3%
2014 1.51 -19.5%
2015 0.976 -35.4%
2016 0.689 -29.4%
2017 0.8849 +28.4%
2018 1.07 +20.9%
2019 0.7983 -25.4%
2020 0.509 -36.2%
2021 1.14 +124.8%

Romania compared with similar countries

  • Romania's 1.14 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1193, 9.6× the median. (82 countries reporting)
  • Romania's 1.14 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.395, 2.9× the median. (55 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 3.96 3.63 4.37 3
1990s 3.06 0.882 4.65 10
2000s 2.38 1.44 3.51 10
2010s 1.4 0.689 2.29 10
2020s 0.8267 0.509 1.14 2

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 115 Honduras 1.22 compare
  2. 116 Sweden 1.21 compare
  3. 117 Latvia 1.17 compare
  4. 119 Botswana 1.04 compare
  5. 120 Poland 1.03 compare
  6. 121 Bulgaria 0.9177 compare

See the full ranking of 211 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is natural resource rents in Romania?
Natural resource rents in Romania was 1.14 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest natural resource rents recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 4.65 in 1990.
What is the lowest natural resource rents recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.509 in 2020.
How does Romania rank for natural resource rents?
Romania ranks 118th out of 211 countries with data for 2021.
Is 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 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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