High income vs Namibia: Mineral rents
High income
0.5%
in 2021
Namibia
3.2%
in 2021
High income rank
35th
Namibia rank
32nd
Mineral rents over time
- High income
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 3.2% against 0.5% in High income, a difference of 2.7%.
That makes Namibia's figure about 6.2 times High income's.
Across all 42 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.
High income ranks 35th and Namibia ranks 32nd of 47 groups.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | High income | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1% | 9.6% | 9.5% | Namibia |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 1.3% | 1.2% | Namibia |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 1.2% | 1.1% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 1.3% | 1.1% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 2.1% | 1.8% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mineral rents, High income or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 3.2% against 0.5% in High income as of 2021.
- What is the difference in mineral rents between High income and Namibia?
- 2.7%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Namibia?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do High income and Namibia rank globally for mineral rents?
- High income ranks 35th and Namibia ranks 32nd 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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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.