Pacific island small states vs Philippines: Mineral rents
Mineral rents over time
- Pacific island small states
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 1.5% against 0.5% in Pacific island small states, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Philippines's figure about 3.1 times Pacific island small states's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Philippines ahead.
Pacific island small states ranks 37th and Philippines ranks 40th of 47 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, Pacific island small states averaged higher in 1 and Philippines in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pacific island small states | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2% | 1.9% | 1.7% | Philippines |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 1.3% | 0.5% | Philippines |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Pacific island small states |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Philippines |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.2% | Philippines |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 1.0% | 0.6% | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mineral rents, Pacific island small states or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 1.5% against 0.5% in Pacific island small states as of 2021.
- What is the difference in mineral rents between Pacific island small states and Philippines?
- 1.0%, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pacific island small states and Philippines?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Pacific island small states and Philippines rank globally for mineral rents?
- Pacific island small states ranks 37th and Philippines ranks 40th of 47 groups.
- 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.