Australia vs Mauritania: Mineral rents
Australia
10.5%
in 2021
Mauritania
9.6%
in 2021
Australia rank
12th
Mauritania rank
13th
Mineral rents over time
- Australia
- Mauritania
How they compare
Australia currently reports 10.5% against 9.6% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Mauritania ahead.
Australia ranks 12th and Mauritania ranks 13th of 214 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Mauritania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.7% | 9.5% | 7.8% | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 1.6% | 6.6% | 5.0% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.0% | Australia |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 9.3% | 7.3% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 9.4% | 6.1% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 5.1% | 2.2% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mineral rents, Australia or Mauritania?
- Australia, at 10.5% against 9.6% in Mauritania as of 2021.
- What is the difference in mineral rents between Australia and Mauritania?
- 0.9%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Mauritania?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Australia and Mauritania rank globally for mineral rents?
- Australia ranks 12th and Mauritania ranks 13th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB), published as Mineral rents (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Mineral rents are the difference between the value of production for a stock of minerals at world prices and their total costs of production. Minerals included in the calculation are tin, gold, lead, zinc, iron, copper, nickel, silver, bauxite, and phosphate.