Liberia vs Upper middle income: Mineral rents
Liberia
5.4%
in 2021
Upper middle income
1.1%
in 2021
Liberia rank
21st
Upper middle income rank
24th
Mineral rents over time
- Liberia
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 5.4% against 1.1% in Upper middle income, a difference of 4.3%.
That makes Liberia's figure about 4.8 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Upper middle income ahead.
Liberia ranks 21st and Upper middle income ranks 24th of 214 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 2 and Upper middle income in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.7% | 0.6% | Upper middle income |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 0.7% | 2.9% | Liberia |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 0.7% | 2.0% | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mineral rents, Liberia or Upper middle income?
- Liberia, at 5.4% against 1.1% in Upper middle income as of 2021.
- What is the difference in mineral rents between Liberia and Upper middle income?
- 4.3%, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Upper middle income?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Liberia and Upper middle income rank globally for mineral rents?
- Liberia ranks 21st and Upper middle income ranks 24th 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.