Bulgaria vs China: Mineral rents
Bulgaria
0.6%
in 2021
China
0.5%
in 2021
Bulgaria rank
53rd
China rank
57th
Mineral rents over time
- Bulgaria
- China
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in China, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.2 times China's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 53rd and China ranks 57th of 214 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and China in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.1% | China |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.8% | 0.5% | China |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.3% | China |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mineral rents, Bulgaria or China?
- Bulgaria, at 0.6% against 0.5% in China as of 2021.
- What is the difference in mineral rents between Bulgaria and China?
- 0.1%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and China?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Bulgaria and China rank globally for mineral rents?
- Bulgaria ranks 53rd and China ranks 57th 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.