Niger vs Sweden: Mineral rents

Niger
0.8%
in 2021
Sweden
1.0%
in 2021
Niger rank
49th
Sweden rank
47th

Mineral rents over time

  • Niger
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 1.0% against 0.8% in Niger, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Niger's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sweden ahead.

Niger ranks 49th and Sweden ranks 47th of 214 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Niger Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% Sweden
1980s 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% Sweden
1990s 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% Sweden
2000s 0.1% 0.2% 0.0% Sweden
2010s 0.2% 0.7% 0.5% Sweden
2020s 0.5% 0.6% 0.1% Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mineral rents, Niger or Sweden?
Sweden, at 1.0% against 0.8% in Niger as of 2021.
What is the difference in mineral rents between Niger and Sweden?
0.2%, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Sweden?
52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Niger and Sweden rank globally for mineral rents?
Niger ranks 49th and Sweden ranks 47th 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.