Papua New Guinea vs Peru: Mineral rents
Papua New Guinea
14.4%
in 2021
Peru
12.1%
in 2021
Papua New Guinea rank
9th
Peru rank
10th
Mineral rents over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Peru
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 14.4% against 12.1% in Peru, a difference of 2.3%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Peru ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 9th and Peru ranks 10th of 214 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.7% | 2.6% | 12.1% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 17.5% | 4.5% | 13.1% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 8.6% | 1.8% | 6.9% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 10.3% | 5.8% | 4.5% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 7.8% | 6.0% | 1.8% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 8.7% | 7.8% | 0.9% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mineral rents, Papua New Guinea or Peru?
- Papua New Guinea, at 14.4% against 12.1% in Peru as of 2021.
- What is the difference in mineral rents between Papua New Guinea and Peru?
- 2.3%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Peru?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Peru rank globally for mineral rents?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 9th and Peru ranks 10th 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.