Low income vs Zambia: Mineral rents

Low income
6.4%
in 2021
Zambia
28.2%
in 2021
Low income rank
1st
Zambia rank
2nd

Mineral rents over time

  • Low income
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 28.2% against 6.4% in Low income, a difference of 21.8%.

That makes Zambia's figure about 4.4 times Low income's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Zambia ahead.

Low income ranks 1st and Zambia ranks 2nd of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Low income Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 1.9% 19.7% 17.8% Zambia
1980s 0.8% 7.2% 6.4% Zambia
1990s 0.1% 1.6% 1.5% Zambia
2000s 0.3% 5.9% 5.7% Zambia
2010s 1.2% 6.4% 5.3% Zambia
2020s 4.0% 18.2% 14.2% Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mineral rents, Low income or Zambia?
Zambia, at 28.2% against 6.4% in Low income as of 2021.
What is the difference in mineral rents between Low income and Zambia?
21.8%, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and Zambia?
52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Low income and Zambia rank globally for mineral rents?
Low income ranks 1st and Zambia ranks 2nd 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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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.