Iran vs Panama: Mineral rents (% of GDP)
Iran
3.4%
in 2021
Panama
3.6%
in 2021
Iran rank
31st
Panama rank
30th
Mineral rents (% of GDP) over time
- Iran
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 3.6% against 3.4% in Iran, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 31st and Panama ranks 30th of 214 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Iran |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Iran |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Iran |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | Iran |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.1% | 0.6% | Iran |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.0% | 0.4% | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mineral rents, Iran or Panama?
- Panama, at 3.6% against 3.4% in Iran as of 2021.
- What is the difference in mineral rents between Iran and Panama?
- 0.2%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Panama?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Iran and Panama rank globally for mineral rents?
- Iran ranks 31st and Panama ranks 30th 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.