Namibia vs Senegal: Mineral rents
Namibia
3.2%
in 2021
Senegal
2.9%
in 2021
Namibia rank
32nd
Senegal rank
33rd
Mineral rents over time
- Namibia
- Senegal
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 3.2% against 2.9% in Senegal, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 32nd and Senegal ranks 33rd of 212 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.6% | 0.2% | 9.3% | Namibia |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 0.0% | 1.3% | Namibia |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.3% | 1.0% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 0.1% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 0.0% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mineral rents, Namibia or Senegal?
- Namibia, at 3.2% against 2.9% in Senegal as of 2021.
- What is the difference in mineral rents between Namibia and Senegal?
- 0.3%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Senegal?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Namibia and Senegal rank globally for mineral rents?
- Namibia ranks 32nd and Senegal ranks 33rd of 212 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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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.