Democratic Republic of Congo vs Low income: Mineral rents (% of GDP)
Mineral rents (% of GDP) over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Low income
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 28.8% against 6.4% in Low income, a difference of 22.4%.
That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 4.5 times Low income's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 1st and Low income ranks 1st of 214 countries.
Democratic Republic of Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Low income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.4% | 1.9% | 3.5% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1980s | 5.3% | 0.8% | 4.5% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.1% | 0.8% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 0.3% | 1.5% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 1.2% | 5.1% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2020s | 17.2% | 4.0% | 13.2% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mineral rents, Democratic Republic of Congo or Low income?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 28.8% against 6.4% in Low income as of 2021.
- What is the difference in mineral rents between Democratic Republic of Congo and Low income?
- 22.4%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Low income?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Low income rank globally for mineral rents?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 1st and Low income ranks 1st 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.