Mexico vs Nicaragua: Total natural resources rents
Mexico
3.6%
in 2021
Nicaragua
3.8%
in 2021
Mexico rank
87th
Nicaragua rank
85th
Total natural resources rents over time
- Mexico
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 3.8% against 3.6% in Mexico, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Mexico ranks 87th and Nicaragua ranks 85th of 214 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 5 and Nicaragua in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.3% | 3.2% | 0.1% | Mexico |
| 1980s | 8.7% | 2.5% | 6.2% | Mexico |
| 1990s | 3.5% | 2.9% | 0.5% | Mexico |
| 2000s | 4.5% | 1.3% | 3.2% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 3.4% | 0.6% | Mexico |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.7% | 0.1% | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total natural resources rents, Mexico or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 3.8% against 3.6% in Mexico as of 2021.
- What is the difference in total natural resources rents between Mexico and Nicaragua?
- 0.2%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Nicaragua?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Mexico and Nicaragua rank globally for total natural resources rents?
- Mexico ranks 87th and Nicaragua ranks 85th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB), published as Total natural resources 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
Total natural resources rents are the sum of oil rents, natural gas rents, coal rents (hard and soft), mineral rents, and forest rents.