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
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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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.