Lower middle income vs Sudan: Mineral rents
Lower middle income
1.3%
in 2021
Sudan
6.6%
in 2021
Lower middle income rank
20th
Sudan rank
19th
Mineral rents over time
- Lower middle income
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 6.6% against 1.3% in Lower middle income, a difference of 5.3%.
That makes Sudan's figure about 5.2 times Lower middle income's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Lower middle income ahead.
Lower middle income ranks 20th and Sudan ranks 19th of 47 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, Lower middle income averaged higher in 4 and Sudan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lower middle income | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8% | 0.0% | 0.8% | Lower middle income |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.5% | Lower middle income |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.3% | Lower middle income |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.1% | 0.5% | Lower middle income |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 1.0% | 0.2% | Sudan |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 5.3% | 4.4% | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mineral rents, Lower middle income or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 6.6% against 1.3% in Lower middle income as of 2021.
- What is the difference in mineral rents between Lower middle income and Sudan?
- 5.3%, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Sudan?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Lower middle income and Sudan rank globally for mineral rents?
- Lower middle income ranks 20th and Sudan ranks 19th 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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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.