Panama vs World: Mineral rents
Panama
3.6%
in 2021
World
0.8%
in 2021
Panama rank
30th
World rank
30th
Mineral rents over time
- Panama
- World
How they compare
Panama currently reports 3.6% against 0.8% in World, a difference of 2.8%.
That makes Panama's figure about 4.7 times World's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was World ahead.
Panama ranks 30th and World ranks 30th of 214 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 1 and World in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | World |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | World |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | World |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | World |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.3% | World |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 0.5% | 1.5% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mineral rents, Panama or World?
- Panama, at 3.6% against 0.8% in World as of 2021.
- What is the difference in mineral rents between Panama and World?
- 2.8%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and World?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Panama and World rank globally for mineral rents?
- Panama ranks 30th and World ranks 30th 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.