Total natural resource rents in Russia
Russia: Total natural resource rents was 18.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Total natural resource rents in Russia, 1988–2021
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
Russia recorded 18.5% for total natural resource rents in 2021.
That represents a change of up 143.9% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total natural resource rents in Russia peaked at 21.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 1998.
That places Russia 26th out of 211 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Total natural resource rents in Russia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 5.8% | — |
| 1989 | 9.4% | +61.2% |
| 1990 | 12.7% | +35.7% |
| 1991 | 6.3% | -50.8% |
| 1992 | 7.9% | +26.4% |
| 1993 | 7.6% | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 6.9% | -9.8% |
| 1995 | 9.2% | +33.3% |
| 1996 | 10.5% | +14.6% |
| 1997 | 8.8% | -15.8% |
| 1998 | 4.3% | -51.6% |
| 1999 | 11.8% | +176.9% |
| 2000 | 21.5% | +81.8% |
| 2001 | 19.5% | -9.3% |
| 2002 | 17.0% | -13.0% |
| 2003 | 16.8% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 16.4% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 17.4% | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 18.0% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 15.8% | -12.5% |
| 2008 | 19.1% | +21.0% |
| 2009 | 14.5% | -24.3% |
| 2010 | 13.7% | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 16.3% | +18.9% |
| 2012 | 14.3% | -12.1% |
| 2013 | 12.8% | -10.4% |
| 2014 | 12.4% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 9.8% | -21.4% |
| 2016 | 8.2% | -16.1% |
| 2017 | 9.7% | +18.6% |
| 2018 | 14.5% | +49.0% |
| 2019 | 12.2% | -15.7% |
| 2020 | 7.6% | -37.8% |
| 2021 | 18.5% | +143.9% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 18.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 155.2× the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Russia's 18.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4%, 46.9× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total natural resource rents in Russia 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +176.9% | 4.3% | 11.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.6% | 5.8% | 9.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 8.6% | 4.3% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.6% | 14.5% | 21.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 8.2% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.0% | 7.6% | 18.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Russia
- 23 Chad 21.3% compare
- 24 Uzbekistan 20.5% compare
- 25 Burkina Faso 20.1% compare
- 27 Gabon 18.5% compare
- 28 Mali 18.4% compare
- 29 Solomon Islands 18.4% compare
More reference data data for Russia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 9.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 26.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 26.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 31.32 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 19.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 129.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 26.88 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total natural resource rents in Russia?
- Total natural resource rents in Russia was 18.5% 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 Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest total natural resource rents recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 1998.
- How does Russia rank for total natural resource rents?
- Russia ranks 26th out of 211 countries with data for 2021.
- Is total natural resource rents rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russia 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.