Bhutan vs New Zealand: Mineral rents

Bhutan
0.1%
in 2021
New Zealand
0.1%
in 2021
Bhutan rank
76th
New Zealand rank
75th

Mineral rents over time

  • Bhutan
  • New Zealand
00.10.20.30.4197119962021

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Bhutan, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.3 times Bhutan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was New Zealand ahead.

Bhutan ranks 76th and New Zealand ranks 75th of 214 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan New Zealand Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% New Zealand
1990s 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% New Zealand
2000s 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% New Zealand
2010s 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% New Zealand
2020s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mineral rents, Bhutan or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Bhutan as of 2021.
What is the difference in mineral rents between Bhutan and New Zealand?
0.0%, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and New Zealand?
42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
How do Bhutan and New Zealand rank globally for mineral rents?
Bhutan ranks 76th and New Zealand ranks 75th 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.