Iran: Natural resources income

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 Iran

Income from natural resources, percent of GDP

 Latest value 30.45
 Year 2021
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1970 - 2021
 Average 23.98
 Min - Max 5.62 - 47.81
 Source The World Bank
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The latest value from 2021 is 30.45 percent, an increase from 23.24 percent in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 6.83 percent, based on data from 186 countries. Historically, the average for Iran from 1970 to 2021 is 23.98 percent. The minimum value, 5.62 percent, was reached in 1986 while the maximum of 47.81 percent was recorded in 1974. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Iran: Natural resources income
 2021 30.45
 2020 23.24
 2019 27.80
 2018 34.24
 2017 17.47
 2016 13.14
 2015 15.23
 2014 24.86




The natural resources include oil, natural gas, coal, minerals, and the forest.
Definition: Total natural resources rents are the sum of oil rents, natural gas rents, coal rents (hard and soft), mineral rents, and forest rents.

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