Malawi vs Nigeria: Mineral rents

Malawi
0.0%
in 2021
Nigeria
0.0%
in 2021
Malawi rank
91st
Nigeria rank
88th

Mineral rents over time

  • Malawi
  • Nigeria
00.0250.050.0750.1197019952021

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Malawi, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.4 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nigeria ahead.

Malawi ranks 91st and Nigeria ranks 88th of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Nigeria
1980s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Nigeria
1990s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Nigeria
2000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Nigeria
2010s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Nigeria
2020s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mineral rents, Malawi or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Malawi as of 2021.
What is the difference in mineral rents between Malawi and Nigeria?
0.0%, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Nigeria?
52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Malawi and Nigeria rank globally for mineral rents?
Malawi ranks 91st and Nigeria ranks 88th 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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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.