Guyana vs Mauritania: Mineral rents
Guyana
9.4%
in 2021
Mauritania
9.6%
in 2021
Guyana rank
14th
Mauritania rank
13th
Mineral rents over time
- Guyana
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 9.6% against 9.4% in Guyana, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Guyana ahead.
Guyana ranks 14th and Mauritania ranks 13th of 214 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 4 and Mauritania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.2% | 9.5% | 4.8% | Guyana |
| 1980s | 12.3% | 6.6% | 5.7% | Guyana |
| 1990s | 10.9% | 1.0% | 10.0% | Guyana |
| 2000s | 6.5% | 9.3% | 2.9% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 9.4% | 2.9% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 5.1% | 0.9% | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mineral rents, Guyana or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 9.6% against 9.4% in Guyana as of 2021.
- What is the difference in mineral rents between Guyana and Mauritania?
- 0.2%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Mauritania?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Guyana and Mauritania rank globally for mineral rents?
- Guyana ranks 14th and Mauritania ranks 13th 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.