Botswana vs Saudi Arabia: Mineral rents
Botswana
0.2%
in 2021
Saudi Arabia
0.2%
in 2021
Botswana rank
64th
Saudi Arabia rank
67th
Mineral rents over time
- Botswana
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.5 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Botswana ranks 64th and Saudi Arabia ranks 67th of 214 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.7% | 0.0% | 1.7% | Botswana |
| 1980s | 1.6% | 0.0% | 1.6% | Botswana |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.0% | 1.0% | Botswana |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 0.0% | 2.6% | Botswana |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.4% | Botswana |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mineral rents, Botswana or Saudi Arabia?
- Botswana, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Saudi Arabia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in mineral rents between Botswana and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Saudi Arabia?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Botswana and Saudi Arabia rank globally for mineral rents?
- Botswana ranks 64th and Saudi Arabia ranks 67th 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.