Azerbaijan vs China: Mineral rents

Azerbaijan
0.3%
in 2021
China
0.5%
in 2021
Azerbaijan rank
60th
China rank
57th

Mineral rents over time

  • Azerbaijan
  • China
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How they compare

China currently reports 0.5% against 0.3% in Azerbaijan, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes China's figure about 1.5 times Azerbaijan's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was China ahead.

Azerbaijan ranks 60th and China ranks 57th of 214 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Azerbaijan China Difference Ahead
1990s 0.2% 0.4% 0.2% China
2000s 0.0% 0.8% 0.8% China
2010s 0.1% 0.7% 0.6% China
2020s 0.3% 0.3% 0.0% China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mineral rents, Azerbaijan or China?
China, at 0.5% against 0.3% in Azerbaijan as of 2021.
What is the difference in mineral rents between Azerbaijan and China?
0.2%, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and China?
32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do Azerbaijan and China rank globally for mineral rents?
Azerbaijan ranks 60th and China ranks 57th 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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Indicator
Mineral rents (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
262 places, 11,714 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed

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.