Botswana vs Ethiopia: Mineral rents
Botswana
0.2%
in 2021
Ethiopia
0.3%
in 2021
Botswana rank
64th
Ethiopia rank
62nd
Mineral rents over time
- Botswana
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 0.3% against 0.2% in Botswana, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 64th and Ethiopia ranks 62nd of 214 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 4 and Ethiopia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.5% | 0.0% | 1.5% | Botswana |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.1% | 0.9% | Botswana |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 0.1% | 2.5% | Botswana |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Botswana |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mineral rents, Botswana or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 0.3% against 0.2% in Botswana as of 2021.
- What is the difference in mineral rents between Botswana and Ethiopia?
- 0.1%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Ethiopia?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2021.
- How do Botswana and Ethiopia rank globally for mineral rents?
- Botswana ranks 64th and Ethiopia ranks 62nd 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.