Canada vs Small states: Mineral rents
Canada
1.2%
in 2021
Small states
0.3%
in 2021
Canada rank
44th
Small states rank
41st
Mineral rents over time
- Canada
- Small states
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1.2% against 0.3% in Small states, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Canada's figure about 3.6 times Small states's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Small states ahead.
Canada ranks 44th and Small states ranks 41st of 214 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 4 and Small states in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.0% | 1.7% | 0.8% | Small states |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Canada |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Canada |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Small states |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.2% | 0.5% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mineral rents, Canada or Small states?
- Canada, at 1.2% against 0.3% in Small states as of 2021.
- What is the difference in mineral rents between Canada and Small states?
- 0.9%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Small states?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Canada and Small states rank globally for mineral rents?
- Canada ranks 44th and Small states 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.