Burkina Faso vs Mali: Mineral rents
Burkina Faso
15.5%
in 2021
Mali
16.2%
in 2021
Burkina Faso rank
8th
Mali rank
7th
Mineral rents over time
- Burkina Faso
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports 16.2% against 15.5% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Mali ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 8th and Mali ranks 7th of 214 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Mali in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Mali |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.8% | 0.6% | Mali |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 2.9% | 2.7% | Mali |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 5.4% | 1.4% | Mali |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 11.7% | 1.8% | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mineral rents, Burkina Faso or Mali?
- Mali, at 16.2% against 15.5% in Burkina Faso as of 2021.
- What is the difference in mineral rents between Burkina Faso and Mali?
- 0.7%, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mali?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Burkina Faso and Mali rank globally for mineral rents?
- Burkina Faso ranks 8th and Mali ranks 7th 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.