Eritrea vs Zambia: Mineral rents
Eritrea
24.6%
in 2011
Zambia
28.2%
in 2021
Eritrea rank
4th
Zambia rank
2nd
Mineral rents over time
- Eritrea
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 28.2% against 24.6% in Eritrea, a difference of 3.6%.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Zambia ahead.
Eritrea ranks 4th and Zambia ranks 2nd of 214 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 5.9% | 5.9% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 12.3% | 12.7% | 0.4% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mineral rents, Eritrea or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 28.2% against 24.6% in Eritrea as of 2021.
- What is the difference in mineral rents between Eritrea and Zambia?
- 3.6%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Zambia?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2011.
- How do Eritrea and Zambia rank globally for mineral rents?
- Eritrea ranks 4th 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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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.