Ethiopia vs Sierra Leone: Mineral rents

Ethiopia
0.3%
in 2021
Sierra Leone
0.2%
in 2021
Ethiopia rank
62nd
Sierra Leone rank
65th

Mineral rents over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Sierra Leone
0246197019952021

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 0.3% against 0.2% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.2 times Sierra Leone's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 62nd and Sierra Leone ranks 65th of 214 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0% 3.1% 3.1% Sierra Leone
1990s 0.1% 1.7% 1.6% Sierra Leone
2000s 0.1% 0.3% 0.2% Sierra Leone
2010s 0.3% 1.2% 0.9% Sierra Leone
2020s 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mineral rents, Ethiopia or Sierra Leone?
Ethiopia, at 0.3% against 0.2% in Sierra Leone as of 2021.
What is the difference in mineral rents between Ethiopia and Sierra Leone?
0.1%, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sierra Leone?
41 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2021.
How do Ethiopia and Sierra Leone rank globally for mineral rents?
Ethiopia ranks 62nd and Sierra Leone ranks 65th 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

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.