India vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Mineral rents

India
1.3%
in 2021
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
0.4%
in 2021
India rank
42nd
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
39th

Mineral rents over time

  • India
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
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How they compare

India currently reports 1.3% against 0.4% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 0.9%.

That makes India's figure about 3.4 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was India ahead.

India ranks 42nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 39th of 214 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 0.3% 0.2% 0.1% India
1980s 0.3% 0.1% 0.2% India
1990s 0.3% 0.0% 0.2% India
2000s 0.8% 0.2% 0.7% India
2010s 0.7% 0.3% 0.5% India
2020s 1.0% 0.3% 0.7% India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mineral rents, India or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
India, at 1.3% against 0.4% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2021.
What is the difference in mineral rents between India and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
0.9%, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do India and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for mineral rents?
India ranks 42nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 39th 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.