Kazakhstan vs Mauritania: Mineral rents
Kazakhstan
9.1%
in 2021
Mauritania
9.6%
in 2021
Kazakhstan rank
15th
Mauritania rank
13th
Mineral rents over time
- Kazakhstan
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 9.6% against 9.1% in Kazakhstan, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Kazakhstan's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mauritania ahead.
Kazakhstan ranks 15th and Mauritania ranks 13th of 214 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 1.0% | 0.5% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 9.3% | 6.5% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 9.4% | 6.4% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 5.1% | 1.8% | Kazakhstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mineral rents, Kazakhstan or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 9.6% against 9.1% in Kazakhstan as of 2021.
- What is the difference in mineral rents between Kazakhstan and Mauritania?
- 0.5%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Mauritania?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
- How do Kazakhstan and Mauritania rank globally for mineral rents?
- Kazakhstan ranks 15th 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.