Which has higher mineral rents, Spain or United States of America?

United States of America, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Spain as of 2021.

What is the difference in mineral rents between Spain and United States of America?

0.0%, with United States of America ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United States of America?

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.

Spain vs United States of America: Mineral rents

Spain

0.1%

in 2021

United States of America

0.1%

in 2021

Spain rank

74th

United States of America rank

73rd

Mineral rents over time

Spain
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Spain, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United States of America ahead.

Spain ranks 74th and United States of America ranks 73rd of 214 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Spain	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	United States of America
1980s	0.0%	0.1%	0.0%	United States of America
1990s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	United States of America
2000s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	United States of America
2010s	0.0%	0.1%	0.1%	United States of America
2020s	0.1%	0.1%	0.0%	United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mineral rents, Spain or United States of America?: United States of America, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Spain as of 2021.
What is the difference in mineral rents between Spain and United States of America?: 0.0%, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United States of America?: 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Spain and United States of America rank globally for mineral rents?: Spain ranks 74th and United States of America ranks 73rd 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.