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
010203040197019952021

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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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
260 places, 11,690 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.