Brazil vs Ghana: Mineral rents
Brazil
4.5%
in 2021
Ghana
5.2%
in 2021
Brazil rank
25th
Ghana rank
23rd
Mineral rents over time
- Brazil
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 5.2% against 4.5% in Brazil, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.2 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 25th and Ghana ranks 23rd of 214 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Ghana in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Brazil |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 1.2% | 0.4% | Ghana |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 1.9% | 1.5% | Ghana |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 2.2% | 1.5% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 3.0% | 1.9% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 3.7% | 0.9% | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mineral rents, Brazil or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 5.2% against 4.5% in Brazil as of 2021.
- What is the difference in mineral rents between Brazil and Ghana?
- 0.7%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Ghana?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Brazil and Ghana rank globally for mineral rents?
- Brazil ranks 25th and Ghana ranks 23rd 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.