Dominican Republic vs Nicaragua: Mineral rents
Dominican Republic
2.0%
in 2021
Nicaragua
2.7%
in 2021
Dominican Republic rank
37th
Nicaragua rank
34th
Mineral rents over time
- Dominican Republic
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 2.7% against 2.0% in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.3 times Dominican Republic's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 37th and Nicaragua ranks 34th of 214 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 5 and Nicaragua in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.7% | 0.5% | 1.2% | Dominican Republic |
| 1980s | 2.1% | 0.3% | 1.8% | Dominican Republic |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.1% | 0.6% | Dominican Republic |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.1% | 0.6% | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 1.6% | 0.8% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 0.3% | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mineral rents, Dominican Republic or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 2.7% against 2.0% in Dominican Republic as of 2021.
- What is the difference in mineral rents between Dominican Republic and Nicaragua?
- 0.7%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Nicaragua?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Dominican Republic and Nicaragua rank globally for mineral rents?
- Dominican Republic ranks 37th and Nicaragua ranks 34th 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.