Which has higher mineral rents, Central African Republic or Sweden?

Sweden, at 1.0% against 0.8% in Central African Republic as of 2021.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Sweden?

52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.

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.

Central African Republic vs Sweden: Mineral rents

Central African Republic

0.8%

in 2021

Sweden

1.0%

in 2021

Central African Republic rank

50th

Sweden rank

47th

Mineral rents over time

Central African Republic
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 1.0% against 0.8% in Central African Republic, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.3 times Central African Republic's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sweden ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 50th and Sweden ranks 47th of 214 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.0%	0.1%	0.1%	Sweden
1980s	0.1%	0.1%	0.0%	Sweden
1990s	0.0%	0.1%	0.0%	Sweden
2000s	0.0%	0.2%	0.1%	Sweden
2010s	0.0%	0.7%	0.7%	Sweden
2020s	0.5%	0.6%	0.1%	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mineral rents, Central African Republic or Sweden?: Sweden, at 1.0% against 0.8% in Central African Republic as of 2021.
What is the difference in mineral rents between Central African Republic and Sweden?: 0.2%, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Sweden?: 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Central African Republic and Sweden rank globally for mineral rents?: Central African Republic ranks 50th and Sweden ranks 47th 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: 03 September 2026

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.