Upper middle income vs Zimbabwe: Mineral rents
Upper middle income
1.1%
in 2021
Zimbabwe
4.2%
in 2021
Upper middle income rank
24th
Zimbabwe rank
26th
Mineral rents over time
- Upper middle income
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 4.2% against 1.1% in Upper middle income, a difference of 3.1%.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 3.8 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 52 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.
Upper middle income ranks 24th and Zimbabwe ranks 26th of 47 groups.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Upper middle income | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5% | 1.6% | 1.1% | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 1.7% | 1.0% | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 3.9% | 3.5% | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 2.1% | 1.5% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 1.8% | 1.1% | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 3.2% | 2.5% | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mineral rents, Upper middle income or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 4.2% against 1.1% in Upper middle income as of 2021.
- What is the difference in mineral rents between Upper middle income and Zimbabwe?
- 3.1%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Upper middle income and Zimbabwe?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Upper middle income and Zimbabwe rank globally for mineral rents?
- Upper middle income ranks 24th and Zimbabwe ranks 26th of 47 groups.
- 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.