East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Nicaragua: Mineral rents

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.6%
in 2021
Nicaragua
2.7%
in 2021
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
34th
Nicaragua rank
34th

Mineral rents over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Nicaragua
0123197019952021

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 2.7% against 0.6% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 2.1%.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 4.3 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nicaragua ahead.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 34th and Nicaragua ranks 34th of 47 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) averaged higher in 4 and Nicaragua in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1970s 0.5% 0.5% 0.1% East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s 0.6% 0.3% 0.3% East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 0.4% 0.1% 0.3% East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 0.8% 0.1% 0.7% East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 0.7% 1.6% 0.9% Nicaragua
2020s 0.4% 1.4% 1.0% Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mineral rents, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 2.7% against 0.6% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2021.
What is the difference in mineral rents between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Nicaragua?
2.1%, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Nicaragua?
52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Nicaragua rank globally for mineral rents?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 34th and Nicaragua ranks 34th of 47 groups.
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

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.