Namibia vs Nicaragua: Mineral rents

Namibia
3.2%
in 2021
Nicaragua
2.7%
in 2021
Namibia rank
32nd
Nicaragua rank
34th

Mineral rents over time

  • Namibia
  • Nicaragua
010203040197019952021

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 3.2% against 2.7% in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.2 times Nicaragua's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Namibia ahead.

Namibia ranks 32nd and Nicaragua ranks 34th of 214 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 4 and Nicaragua in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1980s 9.6% 0.3% 9.3% Namibia
1990s 1.3% 0.1% 1.2% Namibia
2000s 1.2% 0.1% 1.1% Namibia
2010s 1.3% 1.6% 0.3% Nicaragua
2020s 2.1% 1.4% 0.7% Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mineral rents, Namibia or Nicaragua?
Namibia, at 3.2% against 2.7% in Nicaragua as of 2021.
What is the difference in mineral rents between Namibia and Nicaragua?
0.5%, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Nicaragua?
42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
How do Namibia and Nicaragua rank globally for mineral rents?
Namibia ranks 32nd and Nicaragua ranks 34th 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.