Nicaragua vs Pacific island small states: Mineral rents
Mineral rents over time
- Nicaragua
- Pacific island small states
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 2.7% against 0.5% in Pacific island small states, a difference of 2.2%.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 5.5 times Pacific island small states's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 34th and Pacific island small states ranks 37th of 214 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 3 and Pacific island small states in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Pacific island small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.3% | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.8% | 0.5% | Pacific island small states |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Pacific island small states |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Pacific island small states |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 0.5% | 1.0% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 0.4% | 1.0% | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mineral rents, Nicaragua or Pacific island small states?
- Nicaragua, at 2.7% against 0.5% in Pacific island small states as of 2021.
- What is the difference in mineral rents between Nicaragua and Pacific island small states?
- 2.2%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Pacific island small states?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Nicaragua and Pacific island small states rank globally for mineral rents?
- Nicaragua ranks 34th and Pacific island small states ranks 37th 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.