Mali vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Mineral rents

Mali
16.2%
in 2021
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2.9%
in 2021
Mali rank
7th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
10th

Mineral rents over time

  • Mali
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
051015197019952021

How they compare

Mali currently reports 16.2% against 2.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 13.3%.

That makes Mali's figure about 5.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Mali ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 10th of 214 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 4 and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0% 1.6% 1.6% Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s 0.2% 1.8% 1.6% Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 0.8% 0.7% 0.1% Mali
2000s 2.9% 0.6% 2.3% Mali
2010s 5.4% 1.0% 4.5% Mali
2020s 11.7% 1.9% 9.8% Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mineral rents, Mali or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Mali, at 16.2% against 2.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2021.
What is the difference in mineral rents between Mali and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
13.3%, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Mali and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for mineral rents?
Mali ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 10th 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.