New Caledonia vs Zambia: Mineral rents
New Caledonia
16.8%
in 2021
Zambia
28.2%
in 2021
New Caledonia rank
5th
Zambia rank
2nd
Mineral rents over time
- New Caledonia
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 28.2% against 16.8% in New Caledonia, a difference of 11.4%.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.7 times New Caledonia's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Zambia ahead.
New Caledonia ranks 5th and Zambia ranks 2nd of 214 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, New Caledonia averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Caledonia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.9% | 19.7% | 7.7% | Zambia |
| 1980s | 4.9% | 7.2% | 2.2% | Zambia |
| 1990s | 7.3% | 1.6% | 5.7% | New Caledonia |
| 2000s | 10.5% | 5.9% | 4.5% | New Caledonia |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 6.4% | 5.4% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 8.4% | 18.2% | 9.8% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mineral rents, New Caledonia or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 28.2% against 16.8% in New Caledonia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in mineral rents between New Caledonia and Zambia?
- 11.4%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Caledonia and Zambia?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do New Caledonia and Zambia rank globally for mineral rents?
- New Caledonia ranks 5th and Zambia ranks 2nd 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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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.