Canada vs Mexico: Mineral rents

Canada
1.2%
in 2021
Mexico
1.4%
in 2021
Canada rank
44th
Mexico rank
41st

Mineral rents over time

  • Canada
  • Mexico
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How they compare

Mexico currently reports 1.4% against 1.2% in Canada, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 44th and Mexico ranks 41st of 214 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and Mexico in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Mexico Difference Ahead
1970s 1.0% 0.3% 0.6% Canada
1980s 0.5% 0.5% 0.0% Mexico
1990s 0.3% 0.2% 0.1% Canada
2000s 0.3% 0.2% 0.1% Canada
2010s 0.3% 0.5% 0.3% Mexico
2020s 0.7% 0.9% 0.2% Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mineral rents, Canada or Mexico?
Mexico, at 1.4% against 1.2% in Canada as of 2021.
What is the difference in mineral rents between Canada and Mexico?
0.2%, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Mexico?
52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Canada and Mexico rank globally for mineral rents?
Canada ranks 44th and Mexico ranks 41st 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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Indicator
Mineral rents (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
262 places, 11,714 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed

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.