Chile vs Papua New Guinea: Mineral rents
Chile
16.2%
in 2021
Papua New Guinea
14.4%
in 2021
Chile rank
6th
Papua New Guinea rank
9th
Mineral rents over time
- Chile
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Chile currently reports 16.2% against 14.4% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1.8%.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 6th and Papua New Guinea ranks 9th of 214 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.0% | 14.7% | 6.7% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 7.2% | 17.5% | 10.3% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 4.3% | 8.6% | 4.3% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 8.8% | 10.3% | 1.5% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 7.8% | 1.7% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 8.7% | 1.7% | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mineral rents, Chile or Papua New Guinea?
- Chile, at 16.2% against 14.4% in Papua New Guinea as of 2021.
- What is the difference in mineral rents between Chile and Papua New Guinea?
- 1.8%, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Papua New Guinea?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Chile and Papua New Guinea rank globally for mineral rents?
- Chile ranks 6th and Papua New Guinea ranks 9th 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.