Portugal vs Saudi Arabia: Mineral rents
Portugal
0.1%
in 2021
Saudi Arabia
0.2%
in 2021
Portugal rank
68th
Saudi Arabia rank
67th
Mineral rents over time
- Portugal
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.2% against 0.1% in Portugal, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 68th and Saudi Arabia ranks 67th of 214 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 5 and Saudi Arabia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mineral rents, Portugal or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 0.2% against 0.1% in Portugal as of 2021.
- What is the difference in mineral rents between Portugal and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.1%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Saudi Arabia?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Portugal and Saudi Arabia rank globally for mineral rents?
- Portugal ranks 68th and Saudi Arabia ranks 67th 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.