Ghana vs Lower middle income: Mineral rents
Ghana
5.2%
in 2021
Lower middle income
1.3%
in 2021
Ghana rank
23rd
Lower middle income rank
20th
Mineral rents over time
- Ghana
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 5.2% against 1.3% in Lower middle income, a difference of 3.9%.
That makes Ghana's figure about 4.1 times Lower middle income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Lower middle income ahead.
Ghana ranks 23rd and Lower middle income ranks 20th of 214 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 5 and Lower middle income in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.8% | 0.5% | Lower middle income |
| 1980s | 1.2% | 0.5% | 0.8% | Ghana |
| 1990s | 1.9% | 0.3% | 1.6% | Ghana |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 0.6% | 1.6% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 0.8% | 2.2% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 0.9% | 2.8% | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mineral rents, Ghana or Lower middle income?
- Ghana, at 5.2% against 1.3% in Lower middle income as of 2021.
- What is the difference in mineral rents between Ghana and Lower middle income?
- 3.9%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Lower middle income?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Ghana and Lower middle income rank globally for mineral rents?
- Ghana ranks 23rd and Lower middle income ranks 20th 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.