Which has higher mineral rents, Portugal or Sierra Leone?

Sierra Leone, at 0.2% against 0.1% in Portugal as of 2021.

How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sierra Leone?

52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.

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.

Portugal vs Sierra Leone: Mineral rents

Portugal

0.1%

in 2021

Sierra Leone

0.2%

in 2021

Portugal rank

68th

Sierra Leone rank

65th

Mineral rents over time

Portugal
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.2% against 0.1% in Portugal, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.4 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Portugal ranks 68th and Sierra Leone ranks 65th of 214 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.0%	2.3%	2.3%	Sierra Leone
1980s	0.0%	3.0%	2.9%	Sierra Leone
1990s	0.1%	1.7%	1.6%	Sierra Leone
2000s	0.1%	0.3%	0.3%	Sierra Leone
2010s	0.0%	1.2%	1.1%	Sierra Leone
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 Sierra Leone?: Sierra Leone, at 0.2% against 0.1% in Portugal as of 2021.
What is the difference in mineral rents between Portugal and Sierra Leone?: 0.1%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sierra Leone?: 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Portugal and Sierra Leone rank globally for mineral rents?: Portugal ranks 68th and Sierra Leone ranks 65th 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: 03 September 2026

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.