Which has higher mineral rents, Congo, Democratic Republic of the or Zambia?

Congo, Democratic Republic of the, at 28.8% against 28.2% in Zambia as of 2021.

What is the difference in mineral rents between Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Zambia?

0.6%, with Congo, Democratic Republic of the ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Zambia?

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.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the vs Zambia: Mineral rents

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

28.8%

in 2021

Zambia

28.2%

in 2021

Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank

1st

Zambia rank

2nd

Mineral rents over time

Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Zambia

How they compare

Congo, Democratic Republic of the currently reports 28.8% against 28.2% in Zambia, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Zambia ahead.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 1st and Zambia ranks 2nd of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	5.4%	19.7%	14.3%	Zambia
1980s	5.3%	7.2%	1.9%	Zambia
1990s	1.0%	1.6%	0.6%	Zambia
2000s	1.8%	5.9%	4.1%	Zambia
2010s	6.3%	6.4%	0.2%	Zambia
2020s	17.2%	18.2%	1.0%	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mineral rents, Congo, Democratic Republic of the or Zambia?: Congo, Democratic Republic of the, at 28.8% against 28.2% in Zambia as of 2021.
What is the difference in mineral rents between Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Zambia?: 0.6%, with Congo, Democratic Republic of the ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Zambia?: 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Zambia rank globally for mineral rents?: Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 1st and Zambia ranks 2nd 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.