Botswana vs Sierra Leone: Mineral rents
Botswana
0.2%
in 2021
Sierra Leone
0.2%
in 2021
Botswana rank
64th
Sierra Leone rank
65th
Mineral rents over time
- Botswana
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Botswana ranks 64th and Sierra Leone ranks 65th of 214 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.7% | 2.3% | 0.6% | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 1.6% | 3.0% | 1.4% | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 1.7% | 0.7% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 0.3% | 2.2% | Botswana |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 1.2% | 0.7% | Sierra Leone |
| 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 Sierra Leone?
- Botswana, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Sierra Leone as of 2021.
- What is the difference in mineral rents between Botswana and Sierra Leone?
- 0.0%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Sierra Leone?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Botswana and Sierra Leone rank globally for mineral rents?
- Botswana ranks 64th and Sierra Leone ranks 65th 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.