Mexico vs Small states: Mineral rents

Mexico
1.4%
in 2021
Small states
0.3%
in 2021
Mexico rank
41st
Small states rank
41st

Mineral rents over time

  • Mexico
  • Small states
0123197019952021

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 1.4% against 0.3% in Small states, a difference of 1.1%.

That makes Mexico's figure about 4.1 times Small states's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Small states ahead.

Mexico ranks 41st and Small states ranks 41st of 214 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 4 and Small states in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Small states Difference Ahead
1970s 0.3% 1.7% 1.4% Small states
1980s 0.5% 0.5% 0.1% Mexico
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.0% Small states
2000s 0.2% 0.1% 0.0% Mexico
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.1% Mexico
2020s 0.9% 0.2% 0.7% Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mineral rents, Mexico or Small states?
Mexico, at 1.4% against 0.3% in Small states as of 2021.
What is the difference in mineral rents between Mexico and Small states?
1.1%, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Small states?
52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Mexico and Small states rank globally for mineral rents?
Mexico ranks 41st and Small states ranks 41st 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.