Natural resource rents in Turkey

Turkey: Natural resource rents was 0.827 in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
0.827
Change on year
up 108.2%
World rank
123rd
of 211 countries
All-time high
1.4
in 1981
All-time low
0.1439
in 1998
Years of data
52
1970–2021

Natural resource rents in Turkey, 1970–2021

00.511.5197019952021

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Turkey recorded 0.827 for natural resource rents in 2021.

That represents a change of up 108.2% on the previous year and down 28.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, natural resource rents in Turkey peaked at 1.4 in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.1439, in 1998.

That places Turkey 123rd out of 211 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Natural resource rents in Turkey, year by year

Annual values for Natural resource rents in Turkey, 1970 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1970 0.6915 —
1971 0.6603 -4.5%
1972 0.5805 -12.1%
1973 0.7827 +34.8%
1974 1.18 +50.9%
1975 0.9166 -22.4%
1976 0.9359 +2.1%
1977 0.8199 -12.4%
1978 0.8112 -1.1%
1979 0.8441 +4.1%
1980 1.31 +55.2%
1981 1.4 +6.9%
1982 1.3 -7.4%
1983 1.09 -15.7%
1984 1.01 -7.7%
1985 0.9416 -6.6%
1986 0.6384 -32.2%
1987 0.5697 -10.8%
1988 0.6879 +20.7%
1989 0.6874 -0.1%
1990 0.5933 -13.7%
1991 0.4227 -28.8%
1992 0.4682 +10.8%
1993 0.3577 -23.6%
1994 0.3965 +10.8%
1995 0.3655 -7.8%
1996 0.375 +2.6%
1997 0.2906 -22.5%
1998 0.1439 -50.5%
1999 0.1831 +27.2%
2000 0.2417 +32.0%
2001 0.2907 +20.3%
2002 0.2084 -28.3%
2003 0.1859 -10.8%
2004 0.258 +38.8%
2005 0.2466 -4.5%
2006 0.3381 +37.1%
2007 0.3936 +16.4%
2008 0.6228 +58.2%
2009 0.39 -37.4%
2010 1.03 +164.9%
2011 1.16 +11.9%
2012 0.7485 -35.3%
2013 0.6214 -17.0%
2014 0.5155 -17.0%
2015 0.2594 -49.7%
2016 0.3819 +47.2%
2017 0.3793 -0.7%
2018 0.53 +39.7%
2019 0.3828 -27.8%
2020 0.3972 +3.8%
2021 0.827 +108.2%

Turkey compared with similar countries

  • Turkey's 0.827 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.84, 45% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Turkey's 0.827 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.395, 2.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Natural resource rents in Turkey 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
2010 +164.9% 0.39 1.03

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.8224 0.5805 1.18 10
1980s 0.9631 0.5697 1.4 10
1990s 0.3597 0.1439 0.5933 10
2000s 0.3176 0.1859 0.6228 10
2010s 0.6008 0.2594 1.16 10
2020s 0.6121 0.3972 0.827 2

Countries ranked near Turkey

  1. 120 Poland 1.03 compare
  2. 121 Bulgaria 0.9177 compare
  3. 122 Cambodia 0.8353 compare
  4. 124 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.8134 compare
  5. 125 Costa Rica 0.7634 compare
  6. 126 Croatia 0.6812 compare

See the full ranking of 211 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is natural resource rents in Turkey?
Natural resource rents in Turkey was 0.827 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest natural resource rents recorded in Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 1.4 in 1981.
What is the lowest natural resource rents recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1439 in 1998.
How does Turkey rank for natural resource rents?
Turkey ranks 123rd out of 211 countries with data for 2021.
Is natural resource rents rising or falling in Turkey?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Turkey 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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