Middle income vs Zimbabwe: Mineral rents
Middle income
1.2%
in 2021
Zimbabwe
4.2%
in 2021
Middle income rank
23rd
Zimbabwe rank
26th
Mineral rents over time
- Middle income
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 4.2% against 1.2% in Middle income, a difference of 3.0%.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 3.7 times Middle income's.
Across all 52 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.
Middle income ranks 23rd and Zimbabwe ranks 26th of 47 groups.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle income | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5% | 1.6% | 1.0% | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 1.7% | 1.1% | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 3.9% | 3.5% | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 2.1% | 1.5% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 1.8% | 1.0% | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 3.2% | 2.5% | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mineral rents, Middle income or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 4.2% against 1.2% in Middle income as of 2021.
- What is the difference in mineral rents between Middle income and Zimbabwe?
- 3.0%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and Zimbabwe?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Middle income and Zimbabwe rank globally for mineral rents?
- Middle income ranks 23rd and Zimbabwe ranks 26th 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.